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by Victoria Dwek | April 20, 2023 | 13 comment(s)

Feel Good Crunchy Bean Salad

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The gorgeous bean salad you’ll actually love (and look forward to enjoying).

To me, bean salads were always old-fashioned, cop-out, straight-from-the-can processed types of salads that I would never want to touch.

Not this one.

Totally not.

It’s a shame that beans get neglected because they could totally be amazing and so healthy.

This is not a quick prep type of salad. To start, there’s a lot of chopping of fresh veggies. When I make this, I try to do the chopping on Thursday night. But once you have this beauty in your fridge, you’ll be happy and satisfied. It’s a l’kavod Shabbat type of salad, but it’ll still last all week–great for a filling lunch when you don’t have time to prep anything.

If you don’t want that high-sodium canned-product taste and after-feel, Eden Organic makes Black Beans in a can with no sodium. Beware, though, they also make a product which looks similar called Black Soy Beans and those are totally different and would not work. I bought them by mistake once – don’t make the same mistake! I’m still using canned vs. dried black beans because 1) they’re more accessible 2) unlike lentils, dried black beans will take a long time to cook.

Want to know about this colander spoon? It’s featured in this post.

Lentils cook quickly, so I’m using dried vs. canned. 

So pretty. 

The dressing is minimal–a splash of vinegar, olive oil, salt, and sugar. Just a bit. I like rice vinegar because it’s neutral and doesn’t have a strong vinegary type of taste, but regular white vinegar is fine too.

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5 from 3 votes

Feel Good Crunchy Bean Salad

Ingredients

  • 3 Persian cucumbers, finely diced 
  • 2 bell peppers (any colors), finely diced 
  • 1 large kohlrabi, finely diced 
  • ½ red onion, finely diced 
  • 1 (15 oz) can black beans (I used Eden Organic – NOT Black Soy Beans) 
  • ⅓ cup green lentils, boiled for 15 minutes 
  • ½ (15 oz) can corn or kernels of 2 ears corn 
  • Lots of fresh parsley 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar 
  • 1 tbsp sugar 
  • 2 tsp 2 tsp salt 

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients. This salad is best when made one day ahead, but is totally great when enjoyed immediately after preparing too. I find that it stays fresh and tastes great for one week, but it loses some of its prettiness after 3-4 days.

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Victoria Dwek

Victoria is the voice behind the long-running "Hello Cooks" column in Ami Magazine's Whisk and the co-author of many (now eight!) cookbooks. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from New York University and a M.F.A in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. When she’s not writing (typing, typing, typing), she’s busy entertaining her cuties and driving carpool.

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Comments

  1. Chany h says

    April 20, 2023 at 9:21 am

    You can use a chopper it will take you no time to make the salad

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    • Victoria Dwek says

      April 20, 2023 at 12:57 pm

      Renee Muller did use a chopper when prepping this for the photoshoot. She loves hers. I’m not so into gadgets so I use a knife. But, of course, a chopper would do the job beautifully.

      Reply
  2. Rochel says

    April 20, 2023 at 12:11 pm

    do you think it would still be good without beans ?

    Reply
    • Victoria Dwek says

      April 20, 2023 at 12:59 pm

      No!!! The whole point of this salad is to gain a new appreciation for healthy beans which otherwise get neglected! Otherwise, you may as well just make Israeli Salad. https://betweencarpools.com/israeli-salad/

      Reply
  3. Chaya says

    April 20, 2023 at 6:35 pm

    This looks beautiful and delicious! Do you mind sharing where the salad bowl is from?

    Reply
  4. Raquel says

    April 22, 2023 at 10:32 pm

    How do you boil the green lentils? How much water do you need to add?

    Reply
    • Victoria Dwek says

      April 23, 2023 at 11:25 am

      Hi 😉
      Just add ample water and drain after

      Reply
  5. sara kornfeld says

    April 23, 2023 at 7:29 pm

    do I add the dressing when I make the salad a day ahead or only right before serving ?

    Reply
    • Victoria Dwek says

      April 24, 2023 at 9:02 am

      When you prep it.

      Reply
  6. Rachel says

    April 24, 2023 at 1:52 am

    5 stars
    Looks super yummy! The photo shows red onion- but I think you left it off the ingredients.

    Reply
    • Esther says

      April 26, 2023 at 11:03 am

      5 stars
      it is in the recipe

      Reply
  7. AG says

    May 2, 2023 at 9:08 am

    5 stars
    So delicious! Great shaleshudos option, was a big hit!

    Reply
  8. S C says

    May 16, 2023 at 4:21 pm

    Can you leave out tye kohlrabi

    Reply

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