Italian Bean Salad Recipes

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 GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a 6-qt. stockpot two-thirds full with water; bring to a boil. Add beans; cook, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove beans and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry., Combine beans, peppers, basil and pine nuts. In a small bowl, whisk oil, lemon juice and seasonings until blended. Drizzle over bean mixture; toss to coat.,

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.

ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

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

ITALIAN BEAN & OLIVE SALAD

Steps:

• On the barbecue, under the grill or over a flame, blacken the peppers all over, then pop into a bowl and cover with cling film. Once cool, peel, deseed and cut into strips, keeping any juices.
• Cook the beans in boiling salted water until crunchy but not squeaky, then drain and drop straight into iced water. To serve, toss everything together, adding the shredded basil at the last minute, and scattering with the small basil leaves to finish.

VERY BEST ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Thinly slice the red onion and add to a large mixing bowl.
• Quarter the cucumber, remove the seeds with a spoon and dice, then add to the bowl with the red onion.
• Dice 1 or 2 ribs of celery and add it to the bowl.
• With you hands grab a big fist full of parsley and tear it off, then finely chop the parsley and add to the bowl. (Probably about 1 ½ cups of loosely chopped parsley).
• Add the drained and rinsed chickpeas, kidney beans, and cannellini beans and green beans to the bowl.
• In a liquid measuring cup or small bowl, combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar/balsamic vinegar mixture, oregano, salt, and pepper, and whisk together.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well until evenly distributed.
• Taste to adjust an seasonings. It might need a little more salt according to your taste.

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.