Saturday, July 20, 2013

My 7 bean salad

Seven Bean Salad

1/2 cup of cut yellow beans
1/2 cup of cut green beans [or you can use 1 cup of yellow or green beans if you prefer]
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
1/4 tsp oregano
1 clove of garlic minced
2 19oz cans of 6-bean mix
2 green onions or shallotts thinly sliced.
1 tsp of Berbere spice ***

Blanch your yellow and green beans.

In a large bowl whisk together the oil, vinegar, garlic, parsley, salt, oregano and Berbere spice. Add canned beans, blanched beans, and green onions. Toss to coat.

Make this ahead of time, Cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours for best results.

***To make Berbere spice mixture combine

1 tbsp ground cardamom
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp fenugreek
1 tbsp ground nutmeg
1 tbsp ground cloves
1 tbsp ground allspice
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp tumeric
1 tbsp cayenne
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp ground sea salt

Store in a cool dark place.

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