This Fairtrade dish makes a great dinner party starter or a filling lunch. We cooked this dish at our Fairtrade pop-up restaurant in the Suma canteen and it was very well received. It uses simple ingredients like Fairtrade tinned beans combined with some fresh vegetables and herbs for punchy flavour combinations.

This Cannellini Bean and Red Kidney Bean Salad makes a great, healthy, protein packed vegetarian and vegan dish. Great for a quick lunch or as a side dish.

This delicious recipe is taken from a collection produced by the Whale Tail Cafe, in Lancaster. The Whale Tail Cafe specialise in vegetarian and vegan cuisine, and have been great customers to Suma for over 20 years!

Another wholesome bean recipe from Rowena, Suma’s canteen co-ordinator. This great risotto recipe is also suitable for vegans.

Quick and easy refried beans using red kidney beans.

Try these tasty bean patties. Turn that can of red kidney beans, lurking in the back of your cupboard into a wholesome accompaniment to spring vegetables or salad.