Name: White Bean Salad (Salata So Bel Grav)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Macedonian
Ingredients: 2 (15 oz/425 g) cans white kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 2 Roma tomatoes, seeds removed, diced; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh mint, or 1 teaspoon dried mint; Juice of ½ lemon; ½ medium red onion, finely sliced; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 red bell pepper, diced

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Macedonia

By Katerina Nitsou

Published 2021

About

Beans grow feverishly in Macedonia. My father’s village is particularly known for growing beautiful beans. Growing up, we ate beans regularly in salads, soups, and stews. This salad uses white beans, but it can really be made with any bean you like. The addition of mint might sound unusual but it is very common in Macedonian cooking, especially with beans. My parents grow mint in their garden.