White Bean And Radish Salad Food

WHITE BEANS WITH RADISHES, MISO AND GREENS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the miso with 1/4 cup water until dissolved. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat until it foams. Add the garlic and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the beans and toss to coat with the garlic butter. Add the miso mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until the flavors have melded and the beans are warmed through, about 2 minutes. The beans should be a bit saucy, so thin it out with a tablespoon or so of water if needed.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the greens and radishes. Gently toss until the greens are just wilted. Squeeze with lemon juice, season with pepper and gently toss again.

WHITE BEAN AND RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• Blend anchovies, olive oil, capers, and 1 cup parsley in a blender until a coarse paste forms.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Mix in 1/4 cup vinegar and season with salt and pepper and , more vinegar if desired.
• Add radishes, scallions, beans, olives, and remaining 1 1/2 cups parsley to bowl and toss to combine.
• Salad can be made 4 hours ahead.
• Cover and chill.

WHITE BEAN AND ASPARAGUS SALAD

Steps:

• Mix one 15-ounce can cannellini beans (drained and rinsed) with 1 grated garlic clove, 1/4 cup olive oil and 2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar or white wine vinegar in a large bowl; let stand 15 minutes. Shave 1 bunch trimmed jumbo asparagus into ribbons with a vegetable peeler. Add to the bowl along with 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon and another 1 teaspoon vinegar; season with salt and pepper and toss. Toast 3 tablespoons panko in 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet; sprinkle over the salad.

WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the beans in a large bowl with the red onion, parsley, optional herb of choice, salt, and pepper.
• Slowly stir in the dressing to taste. Garnish with the scallions. Serve immediately or refrigerate. The salad will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.

BUTTER BEAN, CUCUMBER & RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, garlic, parsley, mint, lemon juice and zest and olive oil with some seasoning to make a dressing.
• Add butter beans, radishes and cucumber then mix the dressing through the salad.

GREEN BEAN AND RADISH SALAD

Steps:

• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until beans are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain. Rinse beans under cold water to cool. Dry beans on clean towels. Chill.
• Combine beans and radishes in large bowl. Whisk remaining ingredients to blend in small bowl. Add enough dressing to beans and radishes to season to taste. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

GREEN BEANS AND RADISH SALAD WITH TARRAGON PESTO

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add beans in batches; cook, uncovered, 2-3 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Remove beans and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry. Toss together beans and radishes. , Place pecans, tarragon, cheese, garlic, salt and pepper flakes in a small food processor; pulse until chopped. Add vinegar; process until blended. Continue processing while gradually adding oil in a steady stream. Toss with bean mixture.

WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. If you're using dried beans, first rinse them, picking out any stones, and place in a bowl. Cover with cold water and soak for 8 hours, or overnight, then drain the beans and place in a pot. Add the garlic and bay leaf and enough water to cover the beans by at least 1 inch. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the beans are tender, about 1 hour.
• 2. In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, and shallot. Whisk to combine.
• 3. When the beans are done, drain them well and place in a medium bowl. Discard the bay leaf and garlic clove. Add one third of the vinaigrette to the warm beans and toss; then let stand for 15 minutes, tossing occasionally. If using canned beans, rinse and drain them, then toss with the vinaigrette.
• 4. In a small pot of boiling water, cook the snow peas or sugar snap peas for 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, place them in a bowl of ice water. Drain, pat dry, and slice thin.
• 5. In a large salad bowl, place the cooled beans, snow peas, chives, radishes, and basil. Pour the remaining dressing over and toss lightly. Serve immediately.