Best 5 Bean And Vegetable Salad Recipes

BEAN AND VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, oil, garlic, salt and pepper until blended. Pour over bean mixture; toss gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

MARINATED VEGETABLE AND BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine veggies and beans in large, sealable, container.
• Blend chives, oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper with immersion blender, or whisk together well.
• Add dressing to veggies, seal container, shake well, and allow to marinate overnight. Shake the container whenever you open the fridge to distribute the marinade.

GRILLED VEGETABLE AND WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat a griddle pan over a medium to high heat. Drizzle over the one T olive oil.
• Cook the peppers for 4 - 5 minutes, turning once, or until golden brown griddle marks appear on each side, then remove from the pan to a dish that can be kept warm and set aside.
• Add the onion rings to the pan the peppers were cooked in and cook for 3 - 4 minutes, turning once, or until golden brown griddle marks appear on each side, then remove from the pan add to the peppers and keep warm.
• Add the courgette slices to the pan the onion was cooked in and cook for 3 - 4 minutes, turning once, or until golden brown griddle marks appear on each side, then remove from the pan add to the onions & peppers and keep warm.
• Add the mushrooms to the pan the courgettes were cooked in and cook for 3 - 4 minutes, turning once, or until golden brown griddle marks appear on each side, then remove from the pan add to the other veggies and keep warm.
• Add the griddled vegetables to a large serving bowl. Add the beans, tomatoes, basil leaves, rocket leaves and feta cheese and mix well to combine.
• Drizzle over the extra virgin olive oil and the balsamic vinegar, to taste. Season with salt and black pepper.

BEAN-THREAD NOODLE AND VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• In a small saucepan stir together all dressing ingredients except sesame oil until cornstarch is dissolved. Bring dressing to a boil, stirring, and simmer, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Cool dressing completely and stir in sesame oil. Dressing may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
• Discard mushroom stems and cut caps into thin slices. In a large non-stick skillet heat vegetable oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté mushrooms, stirring frequently, until just tender, about 5 minutes. On a platter chill mushrooms in one layer 15 minutes, or until cool.
• In a saucepan bring 6 cups water to a boil and remove pan from heat. Stir in noodles and soak 15 minutes. Drain noodles well in a colander and with scissors cut into 6-inch lengths.
• While noodles are soaking, cut cabbage crosswise into fine shreds and snow peas diagonally into slivers. Cut bell pepper into julienne strips.
• In a large bowl toss together noodles, mushrooms, bell peppers, carrots, scallions, and dressing. Serve salad sprinkled with sesame seeds.

MOO SHU STYLE VEGETABLE PANCAKES WITH WATERCRESS SALAD AND MUNG BEAN SPROUTS

Steps:

• Beat the eggs and add the milk, water and oil. Whisk in flour and strain through a fine mesh sieve. Add remaining ingredients and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour.
• Separate the broccoli into florets. Heat both oils together over a high heat and char the broccoli for approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, ensuring that the hoisin sauce is the last, and stir fry for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Coat a nonstick 12 inch skillet with vegetable oil and put over a low flame. Ladle 1 ounce of crepe batter into skillet and tilt to spread to the edges of the pan. When surface is dry, remove the crepe and repeat this process to make 8 crepes.
• Fill the crepes and roll them. Brown the crepes in a nonstick skillet, on all sides, adding a few drops of canola oil as necessary.
• Toss salad ingredients together. Arrange 2 crepes on each plate and top with salad.