Marinated Green Olive Bean Salad with a Chive Basil Dressing
Directions
- 1Thinly slice red onion.
- 2Add sliced red onions to a bowl.
- 3Squeeze lemon juice over the onions.
- 4Add salt, red pepper flakes, and olive oil to the onions.
- 5Massage the marinade into the onions with clean hands.
- 6Add cannellini beans to the bowl with the onions.
- 7Chop peperoncini peppers.
- 8Chop green olives.
- 9Chop red bell pepper.
- 10Add diced red bell pepper, chickpeas, chopped peperoncini peppers, chopped artichoke hearts, and chopped green olives to the bowl.
- 11Add minced parsley to the bowl.
- 12Grate garlic into a blender cup.
- 13Zest and squeeze lemon into the blender cup.
- 14Add maple syrup and olive oil to the blender cup.
- 15Blend the mixture until smooth.
- 16Add chives and basil leaves to the blender cup.
- 17Blend again until the herbs are minced and the dressing is smooth.
- 18Pour the dressing over the bean salad ingredients.
- 19Mix everything thoroughly.
- 20Cover and allow the salad to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- 21Arrange a serving plate with hummus, sliced cucumbers, gherkins, cherry tomatoes, pita, and a generous portion of the bean salad.
- 22Enjoy the salad by scooping everything up with pita or vegetables.
Ingredients
- 0.5 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 0.5 half lemon
- 1 tsp maple syrup or sweetener of choice
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 0.5 tsp red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt
- 1 can (15 oz) cannelini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup castelvetrano olives, roughly chopped
- 0.33 cup jarred marinated artichoke hearts, roughly chopped
- 8 peperoncini peppers, stems removed and thinly sliced
- 0.25 cup parsley leaves, minced
- 10 small leaves basil leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 0.5 cup basil leaves
- 0.25 cup chives
- cucumber
- tomato
- gherkins
- pita
- hummus
Equipment
knifecutting boardlarge mixing bowllemon squeezerblender cupgraterplate
Tips
- Let your beans and veggies marinate to absorb delicious flavor.
- This salad can be treated like a dip or served as a snacking plate with extra fresh veggies, dips, and pita.
- The recipe is great for meal prepping and doesn't require a lot of cooking.
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