Things in Cans Salad

Name: Things in Cans Salad
Yield: Emergency Salad for 8
Ingredients: 4–5 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped (and any other crunchy veg you might have in your fridge); big handful of fresh herbs, chopped (you should ALWAYS have fresh herbs in your fridge); 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; a few garlic cloves, minced; juice of 1 large lemon/lime (you should ALWAYS have lemons in your fridge); juice of 1 large lemon/lime (you should ALWAYS have lemons in your fridge); juice of 1 large lemon/lime (you should ALWAYS have lemons in your fridge); 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*; 3 cans assorted beans: chickpeas, red kidney beans, lentils, black-eyed beans, butter (lima) beans, broad (fava) beans, gungo peas, pinto beans, black beans – these all hold their shape well in salads. Canned cannellini beans, white kidney beans and green peas tend to get a bit mushy, as do borlotti for some reason*

Preparation info

Emergency Salad for
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Salmagundi

By Sally Butcher

Published 2014

About

I know quite a lot of serious food-types who completely eschew the convenience and occasional delight of using canned food on the grounds that it’s beyond the culinary pale. I also know quite a few serious oddballs who refuse to eat canned stuff as they firmly believe that it is toxic/radiated/spawn of the devil. Me? I am an averred fan, and it’s not just the five-minutes-for-lunch shopkeeper in me talking either. Canned food is perfect for emergencies, whether it be a camping trip to Patag

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Vegan
Gluten-free

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