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Fourth of July

White Bean Salad

July 2, 2020 by sblades 1 Comment

 
America’s Test Kitchen has done it again with this simple, tasty White Bean Salad. The recipe is set up for two servings, but you can easily double or triple it if you’re having more family for lunch or dinner.

White Bean Salad

At the beginning of 2020, the year of ‘whaaaat?’, I created recipe lists from a bunch of different cookbooks that sit on my shelves. A couple of years ago I pared down those cookbooks from about 150 to under 100. I kept the ones that I really will cook from and have had some marvelous recipes.

White Bean Salad is one of those good newly discovered recipes, although it has familiar, comforting flavors. It’s tangy from the touch of vinegar and oil, crunchy from the vegetables, and hearty from the beans.

Easy to throw together, go ahead and pre-chop your garlic, shallot (or green onion like I used), and red pepper to make things easier.

White Bean Salad

This is one of those salads you can eat for a meal (hello, Veggie Monday). In fact, since Bret has an intolerance to (a.k.a.->hates) onions and peppers, I get to enjoy the entire salad.

I prefer this salad cold, but you can serve it room temperature, too. If you’re having it for a potluck or family get-together, stir it before serving to get the vinegar/oil combination evenly all over the beans and vegetables.

White Bean Salad

We’re not going to an outing this Fourth of July weekend. I miss going to gatherings for a couple of reasons – not getting to see family and friends, and not being able to try out my new creations and recipe efforts on them.

It’s supposed to be made with cannellini beans but I couldn’t find any, so used Great Northern Beans. Works great! Don’t have either of those? Use well-drained and rinsed black beans or even butter beans. Nothing that will get too mushy, though.

White Bean Salad

I love this White Bean Salad and how simple it is. Don’t let that simplicity fool you, though. It’s packed with great flavor.

Looking for another great picnic/side salad? Try my Shoe Peg Corn Salad!

White Bean Salad

White Bean Salad

Yield: 2
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Bean salad with crunchy red peppers, garlic, shallots, and tossed with a tangy vinegar/oil dressing.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 15 oz can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 small shallot , minced (or 2 spring onion end bulbs)
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped into small, even pieces
  • 2 tbsp chopped chives (or the green end of a spring onion)

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and stir until it just begins to brown - about 30-45 seconds. Pull the skillet off the heat and let cool for a minute. Then add 2/3 cup of water and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Place back over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
  2. Take the skillet off the heat and add the beans. Stir, cover, and let sit for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, put the vinegar in a cup and add the shallots (or spring onion) and 2 tablespoons of the small-chopped red bell pepper. Stir so that all of the ingredients are soaking in the vinegar. Let sit for 20 minutes.
  3. Drain the beans (but do not rinse). In a small bowl, stir together the drained beans, the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, the shallot/bell pepper/vinegar mixture, the rest of the bell pepper, and the chives.
  4. Taste, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes (or you can serve it at room temperature). Stir before serving and sprinkle with extra chives if you'd like.

Notes

Tips and Stuff:

I used Great Northern Beans instead of cannellini.  Use whatever small white bean you'd like - it'll work.

The original recipe says to throw the garlic out, but I kept it in to add flavor.

The original recipe calls for sherry vinegar.  I prefer apple cider vinegar, so used it.  Use what you'd like.

Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 390Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 727mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 11gSugar: 4gProtein: 16g

Nutrition Values are Approximate

© America's Test Kitchen
Category: Salad

Filed Under: All Recipes, Soups, Stews, and Salads, Vegetables/Side Dishes Tagged With: bean salad, cannellini beans, Fourth of July, Great Northern Beans, oil and vinegar dressing, picnic salad, salad, White Bean Salad

Two-Ingredient Peachy Keen Cooler

June 30, 2018 by sblades Leave a Comment

Peachy Keen Cooler

This easy, two-ingredient Peachy Keen Cooler is here for you just in time for the Fourth of July. Or really any other day over 90°!

If you’re having a get together, have the crushed ice, glasses, Sprite, and peach nectar ready for guests (with a cute post card and instructions for putting the pretty drink together).

Peach Drink

Peaches are great this year and I’ve already made the Perfect Peach Cake so far. That cake calls for Peach Schnapps, but I used peach nectar instead and have some left over. I sure don’t want to waste it, so came up with this refreshing, slow-sipping drink.

Peach Cooler

Be sure and fill your glass up with crushed ice to get the ultimate frosty cold, fizzy, peachy Summer drink. Bret named it Peachy Keen because, well, it is!

Enjoy!

Peachy Keen Cooler

Peach Cooler

Two-Ingredient Peachy Keen Cooler

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

I feel silly making a recipe for this quick, delicious, cooling drink, but you can use the proportions to get the ultimate goodness.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 C Sprite (or diet Sprite)
  • 3 tbsp peach nectar

Instructions

  1. Fill  a 16 oz. glass with crushed ice.  Pour the Sprite over the ice, then add the Peach Nectar.  Stir lightly.
  2. Hang peach slices off the side or push a few slices down into the ice for a pretty presentation.

Notes

Tips and Stuff:

I used Kern's canned peach nectar.  It's by the juices in the grocery store.

Use diet Sprite if you want - I think it will be just as good.  7-Up won't quite be the same, though.

I have mint on one of my photos for color, but didn't enjoy it in the drink.  I'd pass on that next time.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1 drink
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 76Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 16mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 0gSugar: 19gProtein: 0g

Nutrition Values are Approximate

© Susan Blades
Category: Stuff That Doesn't Fit Anywhere!

Filed Under: All Recipes, Fruit, Stuff That Doesn't Fit Anywhere! Tagged With: drinks, Fourth of July, fruit drinks, peaches, Sprite, summer drinks

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