Name: Broccoli and white beans salad recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Ingredients: 1 large broccoli; 1 can(15oz) of cannellini beans or any white beans(about a cup); 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 2 big garlic, finely chopped; 2 Tbsp of raisins or cranberry; 2 Tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp of roasted cumin powder; 1/2 or 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes; Salt and pepper to taste

Broccoli and white beans salad recipe

Recipe by Neha NairCourse: Appetizers, SaladsCuisine: FusionDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Broccoli and white beans salad is a very healthy salad in which steamed broccoli is tossed with cooked cannellini (white) beans and dressed with lemon and cumin dressing. It’s a meal in its own .

Ingredients

1 large broccoli
1 can(15oz) of cannellini beans or any white beans(about a cup)
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 big garlic, finely chopped
2 Tbsp of raisins or cranberry
2 Tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp of roasted cumin powder
1/2 or 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Cut the broccoli florets from its stem. Then again cut the broccoi florets into about 1 inch pieces. Peel the rough skin of the broccoli stem and slice its stem into very thin round pieces.
Steam broccoli florets and its stem until it is done.
Drain the beans and rinse it with cold water to remove its preservatives and salt.
In a bowl whisk well lemon juice, oil, chilly flakes, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper.
In a large bowl, put together broccoli with its stem, onion, raisins and cannellini beans. Now pour the lemon dressing over the broccoli mixture and toss well.
Broccoli and white beans salad is done. Serve with Italian herb bread or garlic bread.

Notes

If you are not a garlic lover, you can avoid it completely from this broccoli and beans salad.
Adjust red chilly flakes in the salad dressing according to your taste.