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Magical Bean Salad

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cans (15.5 ounce each) cannellini beans (white kidney beans or black beans or garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed cooked lentils work too)
  • 1/2 to 1 cup cilantro or flat-leaf parsely, chopped (I usually use at least 1 full bunch)
  • DRESSING --- depending on how many additions you add, you may need to increase amounts
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (please only use fresh!)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper or tabasco sauce or hungarian hot paprika or red pepper flakes (optional)
  • OPTIONAL ADDITIONS
  • Red onion, diced or green onions, sliced
  • Whole grape or cherry tomatoes or roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • Carrot, peeled and grated
  • Celery, diced
  • Bell peppers, seeded and diced (assorted)
  • Jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced or sliced pickled jalapenos
  • Pickled vegetables, chopped
  • Corn
  • Pitted olives, whole or sliced (I use green or kalamata)
  • Capers
  • Avocado, cubed
  • Cabbage, shredded (green or purple)
  • Feta cheese, cubed
  • Halloumi cheese, cubed and pan-fried
  • Jack cheese or pepper jack cheese, cubed
  • Cheddar cheese, cubed
  • Cream cheese, cubed
  • Canned tuna
  • Cooked chicken breast, cubed or shredded
  • Lettuce, to serve (You can serve the bean salad over lettuce or wrapped in lettuce leaves, if desired)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Toss beans, cilantro or parsley, and your additions together. *Most recently, I used 3 cans of cannellini beans, 1 cup cilantro, double the dressing (which was more than enough), and the following additions: 3 carrots, 1 red bell pepper, 1 small red onion, grape tomatoes, whole small green pimento stuffed olives and cubed feta cheese. Yummo!

  • Step 2: Whisk dressing ingredients together.

  • Step 3: Stir dressing into bean mix. Can serve right away, or let sit for the flavors to meld more.

  • Step 4: Serve and enjoy! You can also serve this atop or wrapped in lettuce leaves.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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