# Marinated Green Olive Bean Salad with a Chive Basil Dressing

A good marinated bean salad is great for meal prepping and you can infuse so much flavor in your beans by just letting them sit in any marinade you choose.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Thinly slice red onion.
2. Add sliced red onions to a bowl.
3. Squeeze lemon juice over the onions.
4. Add salt, red pepper flakes, and olive oil to the onions.
5. Massage the marinade into the onions with clean hands.
6. Add cannellini beans to the bowl with the onions.
7. Chop peperoncini peppers.
8. Chop green olives.
9. Chop red bell pepper.
10. Add diced red bell pepper, chickpeas, chopped peperoncini peppers, chopped artichoke hearts, and chopped green olives to the bowl.
11. Add minced parsley to the bowl.
12. Grate garlic into a blender cup.
13. Zest and squeeze lemon into the blender cup.
14. Add maple syrup and olive oil to the blender cup.
15. Blend the mixture until smooth.
16. Add chives and basil leaves to the blender cup.
17. Blend again until the herbs are minced and the dressing is smooth.
18. Pour the dressing over the bean salad ingredients.
19. Mix everything thoroughly.
20. Cover and allow the salad to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
21. Arrange a serving plate with hummus, sliced cucumbers, gherkins, cherry tomatoes, pita, and a generous portion of the bean salad.
22. Enjoy the salad by scooping everything up with pita or vegetables.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- large mixing bowl
- lemon squeezer
- blender cup
- grater
- plate

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM58QorQ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1308b3d9-a6fa-49fe-927a-f9255933e92f
- Extracted: 2025-10-17

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