Wednesday 30 March 2011

Rainbow bean salad... a combination of beans, coriander, mint and lots of little crunchy bits!


I love beans!!! All kinds, but my favourite are butter beans. Yum yum yum! So here is a recipe i created in the chalet just to liven them up a bit and make them look pretty :-)
Serves 4...as side dishes, 2 as a main course...
What you need...
2 tins of butter beans in water
1 tin of cannelini beans in water
1 tin of chick peas in water
a handful of fresh mint leaves roughly chopped, quite fine
a handful of fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped
a small red onion, finely diced
2 small carrots, washed and grated
1 clove of garlic, crushed
For the dressing....
100ml of olive oil
50 ml of white balsamic vinegar...or white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon of dijon mustard
1 tablespoon of runny honey
half a red pepper, diced
1 spring onion, sliced
a few chunks of pineapple, diced
sea salt and black pepper to taste
What you do....
Put the olive oil, vinegar, mustard and honey into a jar, put the lid on and shake like mad!
Drain the beans and put into a bowl, add all teh other ingredients and pour on the dressing.
Mix well, taste it and add salt and pepper....job done! 

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