Giant Beans in Tomato Sauce Salad
Based on the Greek Giant Beans in Tomato Sauce, this is wholemeal salad is great on a hot day
Calories per serving: 276kcal
Ingredients
-- For the Beans --
- ½ bag Lima Beans , dried
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 2 Bay leaf
- 2 cloves Garlic
- ½ teaspoon *Epazote
- 2 quart Water
-- For the Salad Dressing --
- 1 Tomato sliced
- 1 tablespoon Italian dressing, Girard's' preferred
- 1 teaspoon Balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup Water
- 2 tablespoon *Olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Tuscan Sunset
- 2 tablespoon Tomato paste
- ¼ teaspoon salt
-- For the Salad --
- ¼ Red onion, chopped
- 1 Persian Cucumber, sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
Instructions
- Mise En Place
For the Beans
- Put the beans, spices, and water into the Instant Pot and cook for 15 minutes, then use the quick release method. Drain the beans and refrigerate until they are cold.
For the Dressing
- While the beans are chilling, slice the tomato and put it in a bowl with the Italian dressing. Put it also in the refrigerator to macerate until you are ready to serve.
- Put the tomato and dressing in a small food processor or blender and blend with the remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth.
For the Salad
- Combine the beans, cucumber, onions, and tomatoes and add the dressing. Toss to thoroughly coat all the beans and place in a nice serving bowl.
- Enjoy this with crusty bread and a glass of red wine.
Notes
Great Northern beans would work fine here, but lima beans are preferred
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