Summer White Bean Salad

Summer White Bean Salad Recipe

By mk Published: September 27, 2012

• Yield: About 6 Servings

Recipe courtesy of Chef Sally Cameron, AFoodCentricLife.com “While I’ve made this salad with canned beans in a pinch, there’s …

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried Cannellini beans
• 7-8 cups filtered water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup celery diced small
• 1/2 cup carrot diced small
• 1 cup onion diced small
• 2 large cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 large dried bay leaf
• Kosher or sea salt and black pepper, as needed
• Vinaigrette dressing:
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly-squeezed
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1-2 large cloves garlic minced
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2-3 teaspoons fresh rosemary finely chopped
• 1 generous tablespoon flat leaf Italian parsley finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chives finely chopped
• 1-2 teaspoons fresh oregano chopped
• Additional good quality extra virgin olive oil to drizzle over salad at serving

Instructions

1. Pick through the beans for any broken pieces or debris and discard. Place beans in a large container, cover with water, cover and refrigerate overnight.
   
2. When ready to cook, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a large heavy pot. Add celery, carrot, onion and garlic and cook until vegetables are softened.
   
3. When vegetables are soft, pour in beans, water and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low. Cover the beans and simmer for approximately 2–3 hours. Keep the beans covered by water. When the beans are almost soft, add salt and pepper to season. when the beans are done, gently strain off the water and allow the beans to cool. Beans can be refrigerated covered at this point for a day or two, or continue with the recipe.
   
4. Finish by making the vinaigrette dressing. In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir in the herbs. Pour dressing over the beans and mix gently so you don’t break up the beans.
   
5. At serving time, add additional salt and pepper if needed, then drizzle with good olive oil.
   

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