Les Haricots Blancs en Salade

Name: Les Haricots Blancs en Salade
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 10 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: salt and pepper; a few spring onions or 1 small red onion, sliced thinly; lemon juice to taste; 250 g (8 oz) dried haricot beans; 125 ml (4 fl oz) extra-virgin olive oil; 1 garlic clove, bruised; ½ bay leaf; 1 sprig of thyme; 1 tablespoon tomato purée

Haricot bean salad

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
11 hr

Appears in

The Cooking of Provence

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1995

About

Unlike most recipes for dried beans which dress the cooked beans with olive oil and lemon juice, this method simmers the beans in olive oil. The result is the best bean salad ever. The French use demi-sec haricots which need no pre-soaking, will cook in about 45 minutes and are superior in flavour.

Ingredients

250 g (8 oz) dried haricot beans
125 ml (4

Europe
France
Mediterranean
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the beans for at least 8 hours or overnight in enough cold water to cover. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan, add the drained beans, garlic, herbs and tomato purée. Pour in enough water to cover the beans by 2.5 cm (1