Author Notes
Go to almost any Italian restaurant around here and you're almost always served a small bowl of marinated room temperature white beans to enjoy with your bread and oil while perusing the menu. Here's my take on it using walnuts and sage to dress the beans. —inpatskitchen
Ingredients
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3 cups
cooked cannellini beans (or alternitively 2 15 ounce cans drained and rinsed)
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1/2 cup
finely diced red onion
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1/3 cup
walnut pieces toasted in a 350F oven for 8 minutes
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1/3 cup
olive oil
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Juice of one lemon
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4 tablespoons
torn sage leaves
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1
clove rough chopped garlic
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1 tablespoon
walnut oil
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1/2 teaspoon
black pepper
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1/3 cup
water
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1/2 cup
chopped Italian parsley
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Salt and pepper to re season if desired
Directions
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Cool the walnut pieces after toasting them and then rough chop them and place in the bowl of a mini food processor along with the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, sage leaves, salt, pepper, walnut oil and water. Process until smooth.
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Combine the beans with the diced red onion and add the dressing. Stir in the chopped parsley and refrigerate for a couple of hours to let the flavors blend. Remove from the fridge and bring the salad up to room temperature. Re season with salt and pepper if desired.
I think I get my love for food and cooking from my mom, who was an amazing cook. She would start baking and freezing a month before Christmas in order to host our huge open house on Christmas afternoon. I watched and I learned...to this day I try not to procrastinate when it comes to entertaining.
My cooking style is pretty much all over the place, although I'm definitely partial to Greek and Italian cuisine. Oh yes, throw a little Cajun in there too!
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