White bean salad with herbs

White bean salad with herbs

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A salad of cooked white beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, and parsley, seasoned with olive oil and lemon juice, and garnished with hard-boiled eggs, olives, …

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A refreshing and fragrant salad of white beans, served cold, with parsley, olive oil, and sumac.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total13 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in water
  • Estimated cost$8.46 $1.41 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.01
  • $0.21
  • $0.79
  • $0.96
  • $3.35
  • $0.71
  • $0.40
  • $0.84
  • $0.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Drain the beans and cook them in water until they are tender. Drain them and place them in a large salad bowl.
  2. Rub the onion with about 1 tablespoon of salt to remove its bitterness, then rinse it and squeeze out any excess moisture before adding it to the beans. ≈ 2 min
  3. Add the parsley, bell pepper, tomatoes, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to the beans, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. Arrange the salad in a serving dish, garnish with slices of egg and olive, and then sprinkle with sumac or mild chili powder. ≈ 2 min

The bill

White bean salad with herbs

  • 300 g of dried white beans, soaked overnight$1.01
  • 1 medium onion$0.21
  • 30 g of chopped parsley$0.79
  • 1 medium bell pepper, chopped$0.96
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped$3.35
  • 60 ml of olive oil$0.71
  • 1 hard-boiled egg, cut into 4 slices$0.40
  • A few black olives$0.84
  • sumac or mild chili powder$0.19

Total$8.46

that's $1.41 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g of dried white beans, soaked overnight
  • 1 medium onion
  • 30 g of chopped parsley
  • 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 60 ml of olive oil
  • Freshly squeezed lemon juice or vinegar, to taste
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 1 hard-boiled egg, cut into 4 slices
  • A few black olives
  • sumac or mild chili powder

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