When fresh green beans are in season, they’re in such abundance that they overflow farm baskets and supermarket crates. Happily, there’s plenty to do with them. You can stir-fry, boil, steam or even roast them.

Even better, they mix and match nicely with lots of other flavors. Herbs, onions, lemon, garlic, mushroom, nuts and bits of ham, among other ingredients, go well with beans.

In this recipe, I pre-boil the green beans so they’re done just right. Thinly sliced mushrooms are sauteed and flavored with garlic, and the beans are mixed in along with fresh herbs.