Easy Italian Bean Salad Recipes

ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a fine mesh strainer or colander, drain and rinse the beans with cold water. Add the beans to a medium bowl.
• Rinse some fresh parsley and snip the leaves off the stems until you can measure out 1/4 cup of loosely packed parsley. Add the parsley to the bowl of beans.
• In a liquid measuring cup, add the vinegar, olive oil and seasonings. Whisk them to blend, then pour the dressing over the beans. Toss the bean salad with two spoons to mix it.
• Serve the bean salad at room temperature or slightly chilled. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to five days. Stir the bean salad again before serving it.

ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine beans and onion. Add dressing and salt; toss to coat. Cover and chill until serving.

GREEN BEAN SALAD (EASY ITALIAN RECIPE - SERVED COLD OR HOT)

Steps:

• Snap off the end(s) of the green beans and wash well (if they are fresh). If the beans are really long, you can cut/snap them in half. Frozen bean will be ready to use.
• Heat enough water in a pot to just cover the beans and bring to a boil. When boiling, toss in the beans. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes then add about ½ tsp of salt. Check to see if they are ready, but you may need to continue cooking for another 1 to 5 minutes. The size of the beans will determine how long they need to cook (mine were ready in about 8 mins).
• If you want to cool them quickly, or you might have cooked them longer than you wanted to, run them under cold water. If not, just drain and put into a bowl.
• Add the sliced garlic (if using). If not using garlic, you can add a strong wine vinegar. In Italy, it's either with garlic or vinegar, but not both (according to my mother). Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the beans. Add the red wine vinegar if you didn't add garlic, and finally, salt if necessary (it will almost definitely need more salt).
• Toss and mix well and either serve immediately, or refrigerate if serving cold.

SIMPLE ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the spring onions, garlic and chili.
• Add the three cans of beans and mix thoroughly.
• Whisk together the olive oil and white wine vinegar and season.
• Drizzle over the bean salad and stir in with the parsley.
• Serve straight away or refrigerate until ready.

EASY ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Finely chop the spring onions and put into a bowl with the garlic and the chilli. Mix in the cannellini beans and the butter beans. Whisk the olive oil with the white wine vinegar and add plenty of seasoning. Stir through the salad with plenty of chopped parsley.

ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in the order given; add more balsamic vinegar if desired.
• Refridgerate until ready to serve, better if let set in refridgerator for an hour or so before serving.