Broccoli and white beans salad recipe
Course: Appetizers, SaladsCuisine: FusionDifficulty: Easy4
servings15
minutes8
minutesBroccoli 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.