# Dense Bean Salad

This dense bean salad is a veggie protein pack salad that soaks up the dressing throughout the week.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 bag Persian cucumbers
- 1 container cherry tomatoes
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 container mini mozzarella balls
- 1 container calabrese or salami
- 1 shallot
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 can white beans
- 0.5 jar sliced kalamata olives
- 0.5 jar sliced pepperoncinis
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves grated garlic
- 0.25 cup red wine vinegar
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 2 tbs dijon mustard
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 0.5 juice of a lemon

## Instructions

1. Dice the cucumbers, slice your tomatoes in half, chop the parsley, finely mince your shallot, and thinly slice your calabrese.
2. Add the cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, shallot, and calabrese to a bowl.
3. Add in the grated parmesan, mini mozzarella balls, sliced olives, and pepperoncini.
4. Rinse and drain your chickpeas and white beans and add them to the bowl.
5. In a large cup add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, sea salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
6. Use a milk frother to blend until creamy.
7. Pour the dressing over the top of the salad ingredients and toss aggressively.
8. Enjoy!

## Equipment

- milk frother
- bowl
- large cup

## Tips

- Use a milk frother to blend the dressing until creamy and fluffy without the mess of a blender.
- This salad keeps well in the fridge for about 4 days, but is still good for about a week.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fY3Ckf/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0b9b24bd-f844-47ec-b82f-da1c0295a62b
- Extracted: 2026-01-12

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