Bean Salad
Bean salad is a really easy throw-together recipe perfect for when your fridge supply is running low. PhillyBoy and I are going to Rhode Island this weekend, so we don’t want to buy more groceries before the end of the week. That means I am creating new recipes out of pantry staples. I am not always a meal planner in that I know ahead of time what I will make each day. I like to see how I feel and create dishes based on that moment. This bean salad is one such creation, and I loved it!
This recipe, like many of my recipes, is not an exact science. You can add whatever you feel like adding- it will probably work. I first tried bean salad years ago when a family friend made it and later shared the recipe. I have since lost the recipe, but tried to recreate something similar based on those flavors I loved. I hope you try this bean salad. It is great for these hot summer days when you must eat a meal, but the thought of turning on a stove or oven is just too much. Enjoy!
Bean Salad
Serves 3-4, lunch portion
Ingredients:
1/2 can cannellini beans, rinsed
1 can kidney beans, rinsed
1/2 can hearts of palm, sliced
1 large heirloom tomato, diced
10 fresh basil leaves, chopped
4 oz Athenos feta
1-2 tbs red wine vinegar
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
kosher salt to taste
8 cups fresh arugula
Directions:
Combine the first 9 ingredients in a medium bowl and mix. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve over bowls of fresh arugula. Enjoy!!
*Other Athenos feta recipes may be found here! I am only a few days in and already LOVING this challenge!
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FTC Disclosure: I have partnered with ATHENOS Feta to serve as one of ten ATHENOS Change for the Feta Bloggers. I am compensated for my time commitment to the program, which include blogging about my cooking experiences with ATHENOS feta, which I have been purchasing for years. However, as always, my opinions are entirely my own and I have not been paid to publish positive comments.
this sounds so SO good! do you happen to have a traditional italian 3-bean salad recipe? i’d love to hear it…that stuff is so addicting 🙂
@Heather (Heather’s Dish), I didn’t know there WAS such a thing as a 3 bean salad recipe?!?!?!
Yum. Way to throw together a great pantry meal. I want to make this- Josh and I both like hearts of palm. I’d have to do a different cheese though because Josh is not a feta fan (can you believe that business?). Have fun this weekend
I have MISSED your recipes! This one looks like a winner!
@Lindsay @ The Ketchup Diaries, Thank you!!!
Yum!! I have been doing the whole pantry/fridge/freezer thing for the last week or so to try and clean out some things. Sometimes the creations that come out of pantry staples are the best ones!
What does hearts of palm taste like?
@Laura, Hmm. It tastes kind of like a canned artichoke heart? The texture is firm at first and then quickly melts away.
I love bean salads. They’re the perfect balance of veggies, protein, and carbs. Plus they’re super filling. Perfect. Yours looks lovely! 🙂
@Kelly, Thank you!