# Sundried Tomato Dense Bean Salad

This is a dense salad packed with veggies, tons of protein, and a vinegar-based dressing that lasts the entire week.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 shallot
- flat leaf parsley
- 2 bell peppers
- 4 leaves fresh basil
- 1 container cherry tomatoes
- 1 package pepperoni
- 0.5 pound smoked chipotle chicken
- sundried tomato oil
- garlic olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- pizza seasoning
- sea salt
- mustard
- artichoke hearts
- 1 can white beans
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 container mini mozzarella balls

## Instructions

1. Chop a shallot.
2. Chop some flat-leaf parsley.
3. Chop two bell peppers (yellow and orange).
4. Add the chopped vegetables to a large bowl.
5. Chop four leaves of fresh basil.
6. Drain and wash a full container of cherry tomatoes and halve them.
7. Add the cherry tomatoes to the large bowl.
8. Chop one package of pepperoni into small pieces.
9. Add the chopped pepperoni to the large bowl.
10. Chop about half a pound of smoked chipotle chicken.
11. Add the chopped chicken to the large bowl.
12. Pour out and set aside the sundried tomato oil into a container for the dressing.
13. Chop the sundried tomatoes.
14. Add the chopped sundried tomatoes to the large bowl.
15. Chop some artichoke hearts.
16. Open and drain one can of white beans and one can of chickpeas.
17. Wash the white beans and chickpeas.
18. Add the white beans, chickpeas, and one container of mini mozzarella balls to the large bowl.
19. For the dressing, mix together the reserved sundried tomato oil, garlic olive oil, red wine vinegar, lots of pizza seasoning, sea salt, and some mustard in a container.
20. Use a milk frother to make the dressing creamy.
21. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients in the large bowl.
22. Toss all ingredients together until well combined.
23. Serve or portion the salad into deli containers for meal prep and store in the fridge.

## Equipment

- bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- colander
- can opener
- milk frother
- deli containers

## Tips

- The milk frother hack is the favorite way to make super creamy dressings.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@violetwitchel/video/7372786192506473771?q=dense%20bean%20salad&t=1754237815348
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3c9e1cb2-c218-4a98-8832-5c874483e2bb
- Extracted: 2025-08-03

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