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Artichoke & White Bean Salad

January 11, 2020

Turn frozen artichoke hearts into this fabulous salad that can be served warm, cool, or cold with just a few ingredients. You may use canned beans also; about 2 standard cans should do it. Ingredients: 1 cup Great Northern Beans 1 clove Garlic, minced 1 Shallot, thinly sliced 1 Lemon, juiced Salt and Pepper to taste 1 tsp Olive oil 1/2 medium Onion, diced 2 Garlic cloves, finely minced 2 Ripe Tomatoes, diced 2 (9 oz) pckges frozen Artichoke Hearts 1 tsp Lemon Zest 1/2 tsp Salt, to taste 1/2 cup Kalamata Olives 8-10 fresh Basil leaves, torn Freshly ground Black Pepper Method: Prepare the beans: sort, soak overnight, and rinse the beans. Cook in water to cover until soft but not mushy. Drain the beans while still warm and add the garlic, shallot, salt and pepper, and lemon to taste. Heat oil with the garlic and onions; when they soften and become translucent, add tomatoes, artichoke, lemon and a sprinkle of water. Cook covere...

White Bean & Carrot Spread/Hummus Or Dip

May 30, 2018

White Bean-Carrot Dip With Rice Crackers & Veggies White Bean & Carrot Spread/Hummus Or Dip is delicious as a starter with veggies or crackers; our favorites are assorted veggies along with rice crackers. It is great to spread in sandwiches and wraps also. This gorgeous dip gets its lovely color from the carrots. It is naturally gluten and dairy free as well as oil free; hence guilt free too! White bean dip is a delicious alternative to the regular hummus made with garbanzo beans and is just as easy to make. It is fabulous! Notes: Check this post on cooking beans if you like; cooking beans is not hard and procduces delicious as well as economical results. The best part is that you can put aside or freeze the extras for another time or another dish like Turkish Bean Soup or Greek Fasolatha ! Canned beans maybe used as well; one 15 oz can of great northern or cannelini would probably be about the right amount (please measure to check as I am not sure the amount of...

Bread-Free "Bruschetta" ( Veggies Filled With White Bean Salad)

February 01, 2011

Bread-free Bruschetta Bread-free Bruschetta is a great lean way to serve delicious bean salads. These are perfect as appetizers or starters and won't fill you up to spoil the dinner. Black eyed peas, cannellini or Lima beans etc. may be served in a similar fashion. Fresh or roasted vegetables form the base instead of the traditional bread or crostini (crostini = 'little toasts' in Italian). Small romaine or butter lettuce leaves, Belgian endive, red, yellow, or orange bell pepper boats, hollowed out tomatoes, cukes or zucchini, all work beautifully as delicious edible containers for hearty bean salads. Try one, try them all :P! 8 to 10 appetizer servings Ingredients: 1 cup dry Great Northern beans, cooked 1-2 cloves Garlic 2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp Lemon juice 1 tsp Sea Salt Freshly ground Black Pepper 2 Tbsp Red Onion, finely minced 1 Tbsp Garlic Chives, finely sliced 2 Tbsp Italian Parsley, minced Assorted Vegetables, suitable for holding the salad a little...

Fasolatha (Greek White Bean Soup)

May 01, 2009

Fasolatha, a simple, but wonderfully flavorful and satisfying soup is served all over Greece. It is amazing tasting with just a few basic ingredients. Greeks are very generous with the olive oil; I prefer a moderate amount. I have also added turmeric to make sure we get our daily dose of curcumin to keep our brains healthy - as you know "a little turmeric a day keeps lesions away"! A variety of beans called "gigantes" are used in Greece; they look like large lima beans. I used Great Northern beans here but have also used large Lima beans with great results. A good quality tomato paste may be used if fresh tomatoes are unavailable. Use about 2 to 3 Tablespoons in the recipe. Fasolatha Ingredients: 1 lb Large dry Lima OR Great Northern beans 1 small sprig each fresh oregano, thyme and sage 2 to 4 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 medium brown/white/yellow Onions 2 cloves Garlic 1 stalk Celery, with leaves (1 medium bunch) 2 tsp Sea Salt or to...