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Special Bean Salad

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Introduction

Made this recipe quite a lot in summer, and felt it should be here on Nigella's!

Made this recipe quite a lot in summer, and felt it should be here on Nigella's!

Ingredients

Serves: 6

Metric Cups
  • 250 grams white beans (dry, tiger eyes)
  • 150 grams black olives
  • 2 sticks celery (sliced)
  • 2 red onions (sliced)
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • 1 onion (halved)
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons sage vinegar
  • 8⅚ ounces white beans (dry, tiger eyes)
  • 5⅓ ounces black olives
  • 2 sticks celery (sliced)
  • 2 red onions (sliced)
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • 1 onion (halved)
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons sage vinegar

Method

Special Bean Salad is a community recipe submitted by Krakra58 and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  1. Soak the beans for one night in cold water.
  2. Drain and put them in a pan with cold water, the bouquet garni, the halved onion and 1 tbsp. oliveoil. Cook themon a medium heat for 30 minutes, then drain and let them cool.
  3. While the beans are cooking, pour in a bowl the vinegar, 4 tbsp. oliveoil, salt and pepper.
  4. Add the luke warm beans, the red onion and selery slices and the olives.
  5. Mix well and serve slightly chilled.
  1. Soak the beans for one night in cold water.
  2. Drain and put them in a pan with cold water, the bouquet garni, the halved onion and 1 tbsp. oliveoil. Cook themon a medium heat for 30 minutes, then drain and let them cool.
  3. While the beans are cooking, pour in a bowl the vinegar, 4 tbsp. oliveoil, salt and pepper.
  4. Add the luke warm beans, the red onion and selery slices and the olives.
  5. Mix well and serve slightly chilled.

Additional Information

This goes lovely with homemade pasta's like cheese Ravioli with a creamy garlic, walnut and parmasan cheese sauce and some grilled fish.

This goes lovely with homemade pasta's like cheese Ravioli with a creamy garlic, walnut and parmasan cheese sauce and some grilled fish.

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