Author Notes
While a three bean salads are fine and five bean salads are swell, there's nothing as spectacularly simple and delicious as this (Lucky) Seven Bean Salad. This quick, easy and healthy salad, a combination of tasty beans tossed in a tangy Lemon Dijon dressing, is guaranteed to become a staple at your table. —bitememore
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Ingredients
- Lemon Dijon Dressing
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6 tablespoons
olive oil
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3 tablespoons
champagne vinegar
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1 teaspoon
Dijon mustard
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1
small garlic clove, minced
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1 teaspoon
mustard seeds
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1/2 teaspoon
lemon zest
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1/4 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
- Seven Bean Salad
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2 cups
fresh green beans, ends snipped
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1½ cups
frozen edamame, thawed
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2 cups
snow peas
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1 cup
fresh green peas
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1½ cups
canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
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1½ cups
baby lima beans, rinsed and drained
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1½ cups
white (cannellini) beans, rinsed and drained
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1 tablespoon
chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
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2 teaspoons
fresh thyme
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1 teaspoon
lemon zest
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1/4 teaspoon
kosher salt, or more to taste
Directions
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For the Lemon Dijon dressing, in a food processor or blender, combine olive oil, champagne vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic, mustard seeds, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Pulse 2-3 times, until well combines. Set aside.
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For the salad, bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add green beans and edamame. Turn heat to low and cook 1 minute. Add snow peas and fresh green peas and continue cooking 1 minute more. Drain and immediately plunge into a bowl of ice water to stop cooking. Once cold, drain again and dry out completely. Place in a large bowl along with chickpeas, lima beans, white beans, parsley, thyme, lemon zest and salt. Pour dressing over salad, toss well and refrigerate covered until ready to serve.
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