White Bean Salad With Carrots And Tomatoes Recipes

WHITE BEAN SALAD WITH CARROTS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Put beans into a large bowl; cover with water by 2 inches. Cover with plastic wrap. Let soak at room temperature 6 hours (or overnight). Drain; rinse.
• Transfer beans to a medium saucepan; cover with cold water by 1 1/2 inches. Bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water, and let cool completely. Transfer to a bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Add carrots, onion, tomatoes, and parsley to beans; toss well. Whisk together vinegar, thyme, sugar, oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl until sugar has dissolved; season with pepper. Toss vinaigrette with bean mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate in an airtight container (or store in a chilled cooler) until ready to serve, up to 4 hours.

WHITE BEANS WITH CARROTS AND ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds. Stir in the beans and water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so the liquid simmers. Add the rosemary and thyme. Simmer for 40 minutes.
• Stir the carrots and roasted garlic cloves into the beans and continue cooking until the beans and the carrots are soft, about 30 minutes longer. Drain the beans and remove the herb stems. Season with the salt and pepper to taste. Divide among 4 plates and serve.

WHITE BEAN-AND-TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss together beans, tomatoes, scallions, oil, and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.
• To store, refrigerate up to 1 day.

MOOSEWOOD WHITE BEAN AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Serve at room temperature.

WHITE BEAN, SAGE AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the beans in water to cover until tender (about 40 minutes). Drain, if necessary, and place in a large bowl.
• Combine the mustard, vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, mix well and pour the mixture over the beans while they are still hot. Toss and set aside.
• Chop the sage leaves and the tomatoes and add them to the salad with the onion. Mix and correct the seasoning.

WHITE BEAN TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place tomatoes in a colander and sprinkle with salt; let stand for 1 hour. In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add tomatoes; toss gently. Refrigerate until serving.

CARROT BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Place carrots in a steamer basket; place in a saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil;cover and steam for 5-6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Immediately place carrots in a bowl of ice water. In another bowl, combine the garbanzo beans and celery. Drain carrots and add to bean mixture., In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oil, lemon-pepper and salt. Pour over carrot mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Just before serving, stir in cilantro.

MOZZARELLA, TOMATO, & WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cut up the cheese and tomatoes if nessary.
• Rinse the beans In cold water very well, carefully drain.
• Place these ingredients in a bowl with some of the basil.
• (save some for garnish) Whip together dressing ingredients.
• add to bowl blend with care not to break up the beans.
• Taste and add more seasoning if necessary.
• Line a salad bowl or platter with lettuce leaves add the bean salad on top of it.
• Spot basil around for garnish.
• A nice touch is to add a large 12 cut tomato in center or some colored bell peppers for flare.