# Brilliant Bean Salad

A quick and healthy bean salad, perfect for meal prepping lunches throughout the week, requiring no cooking.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 can black beans
- 2 cucumbers
- cherry tomatoes
- 1 pack mozzarella pearls
- 0.5 red onion
- kalamata olives
- banana peppers
- fresh parsley
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- banana pepper juice
- Dijon
- maple syrup

## Instructions

1. Drain and rinse one can of chickpeas and add them to a bowl.
2. Drain and rinse one can of black beans and add them to the bowl with the chickpeas.
3. Chop two cucumbers and add them to the bowl.
4. Add cherry tomatoes to the bowl.
5. Chop the whole pack of mozzarella pearls and add them to the bowl.
6. Chop half of a red onion and add it to the bowl.
7. Add Kalamata olives to the bowl.
8. Add banana peppers to the bowl.
9. Chop fresh parsley and add it on top of the ingredients in the bowl.
10. For the dressing, add olive oil to a measuring cup.
11. Add red wine vinegar to the measuring cup.
12. Add banana pepper juice to the measuring cup.
13. Add Dijon mustard to the measuring cup.
14. Add a little bit of maple syrup to the measuring cup.
15. Use a frother to mix the dressing ingredients thoroughly.
16. Pour the dressing over the salad in the bowl.
17. Stir everything together until well combined.
18. Transfer the salad into a container for storage.

## Equipment

- bowl
- knife
- whisk
- fork
- frother
- measuring cup
- food container

## Tips

- For the dressing, you can use a frother, whisk, or fork to mix the ingredients.
- The salad marinates and gets better throughout the week when stored in the fridge.
- Other good additions include bell pepper, jalapeño, feta, avocado, and lime juice.
- Cilantro can be used instead of parsley.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLtJuYUx3zY/?igsh=cjB3bHF6d3BjYXg0
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c0ea2d30-2e7f-4e2b-b741-0a796227eafe
- Extracted: 2025-08-10

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