Easy Italian Bean Salad

Name: Easy Italian Bean Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 bunch spring onions; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 1 red chilli seeded and finely chopped; 2 x 400g cans cannellini beans drained and rinsed; 1 can of butter beans; 6 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; plenty of chopped parsley

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⏱ 10 mins 🍽 Serves 8 🌶 italian ✅ Easy 🏷 Side dish

This vibrant Italian bean salad is a simple and speedy side dish, ready in just 10 minutes. It combines cannellini and butter beans with spring onions, garlic and red chilli, all tossed in a classic olive oil and white wine vinegar dressing. Finished with fresh parsley, it's an ideal accompaniment for a summer barbecue or a light lunch. Serves 8.

Ingredients

1 bunch spring onions
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 red chilli seeded and finely chopped
2 x 400g cans cannellini beans drained and rinsed
1 can of butter beans
6 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
plenty of chopped parsley

Method

Finely slice the spring onions and place them in a large bowl with the crushed garlic and chopped red chilli.
Add the drained and rinsed cannellini beans and the butter beans to the bowl and mix to combine.
In a separate small bowl or jug, whisk together the olive oil and white wine vinegar, seasoning it well.
Pour the dressing over the bean mixture and stir everything together thoroughly.
Finally, stir through a generous amount of chopped parsley before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

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Recipe details

Skill levelEasy

CategorySide dish

Cuisineitalian