José Pizarro’s recipe for warm green bean salad with crispy jamón and mahon

José Pizarro's warm green bean salad with crispy jamón and mahón. Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food styling: Esther Clark. Prop styling: Louie Waller. Food styling assistant: Clare Cole.

High summer is the perfect time for British green beans, not least because their flavour far surpasses that of those imported ones that are available year-round. Today’s recipe pairs these seasonal vegetable delights with mahón, a delicious, semi-hard cheese from the Balearic islands. With its bright orange rind from a paprika rub and its full, fruity flavour and creamy texture, mahón takes this dish to the next level and turns it into something truly mouthwatering and special.

Warm green bean salad with crisp jamón and mahón