# Dense Bean Salad Sunday with Steak & Chimichurri

This is a meal prep dense bean salad with steak and chimichurri that gets better in the fridge and helps to hit protein goals.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 can white beans
- mini mozzarella balls
- 1 container cherry tomatoes
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 shallot
- 2 cloves garlic
- roasted red peppers
- red pepper flakes
- sea salt
- lemon juice
- red wine vinegar
- olive oil

## Instructions

1. Season a steak with salt.
2. Grill the seasoned steak.
3. Let the grilled steak rest.
4. Rinse and drain one can of chickpeas and one can of white beans.
5. Add the rinsed and drained chickpeas and white beans to a large salad bowl.
6. Chop up some mini mozzarella balls.
7. Chop up one container of cherry tomatoes.
8. Chop up one bunch of parsley and cilantro.
9. Finely mince one shallot.
10. Finely mince two cloves of garlic.
11. Chop up some roasted red peppers for sweetness.
12. Add the chopped mozzarella, parsley and cilantro, cherry tomatoes, roasted red peppers, minced shallot, and minced garlic to the large salad bowl.
13. Chop up the rested steak.
14. Add the chopped steak to the salad bowl.
15. Add red pepper flakes, sea salt, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and olive oil directly to the salad bowl.
16. Toss all the ingredients together until well combined.
17. Portion the salad into deli containers for easy grab-and-go meals throughout the week.

## Equipment

- salad bowl
- colander
- cutting board
- knife
- grill
- tongs
- measuring cup

## Tips

- This salad marinates and gets better in the fridge, making it suitable for meal prep throughout the week.
- Adding dressing ingredients directly to the salad bowl helps reduce the number of dishes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@violetwitchel/video/7464316510274686254
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b75ad67a-b95f-4d71-adb1-e34a7a1fc100
- Extracted: 2025-07-05

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