# Dense Bean Salad

This is a quick and easy dense bean salad that is perfect for meal prepping lunches during the week.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cucumbers, cut into fourths
- cherry tomatoes, cut into fourths
- 1 pack mozzarella pearls
- 0.5 red onion
- banana peppers
- fresh parsley
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- banana pepper juice
- Dijon
- maple syrup

## Instructions

1. Drain and rinse one can of black beans.
2. Cut two cucumbers into fourths.
3. Cut some cherry tomatoes into fourths.
4. Break up and add the whole pack of mozzarella pearls.
5. Add half of a red onion.
6. Add some banana peppers.
7. Throw fresh parsley on top.
8. For the dressing, combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, banana pepper juice, Dijon, and a little bit of maple syrup.
9. Mix the dressing using a frother, whisk, or fork.
10. Dump the dressing right into the salad.
11. Give the salad a good mix.

## Equipment

- frother
- whisk
- fork

## Tips

- The salad gets better during the week as it sits and soaks in the dressing.
- You can add a piece of chicken or other protein on top.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkL3hDNB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ce67c333-98b2-4717-b084-d9d3f8b15359
- Extracted: 2026-03-27

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