# Greek Dense Bean Salad

This Greek-inspired dense bean salad is packed with typical Greek salad components, chickpeas, and cannellini beans to add protein and fiber, and gets better the longer it sits in the fridge.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 x Lebanese cucumbers
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 red onion
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 can cannellini beans
- 200 g feta
- 90 g pitted kalamata olives
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 lemon
- 0.5 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 0.5 tsp sweetener
- 1 tsp mixed Italian herbs

## Instructions

1. Dice 2 Lebanese cucumbers and add them to a bowl.
2. Dice 1 cup of cherry tomatoes and add them to the bowl.
3. Slice 1 red onion thinly and add it to the bowl.
4. Rinse and drain 1 can of chickpeas and add them to the bowl.
5. Rinse and drain 1 can of cannellini beans and add them to the bowl.
6. Dice 200g of feta and add it to the bowl.
7. Slice 90g of pitted Kalamata olives and add them to the bowl.
8. Prepare the dressing by adding 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil, 2-3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, the juice of 1 lemon, 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste, 1/2 teaspoon of sweetener, and 1 teaspoon of mixed Italian herbs to a small jar.
9. Shake the jar to combine the dressing ingredients.
10. Pour the dressing over the salad in the bowl.
11. Mix all the ingredients well until everything is evenly coated with the dressing.

## Equipment

- bowl
- colander
- small jar
- spoon

## Tips

- The salad gets better the longer it sits in the fridge.
- The dressing is so good it could be drunk on its own.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DRhMmC7GG/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/019cf1e2-3812-440b-a2e8-7bad46e7a09c
- Extracted: 2025-10-17

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