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White Bean Veggie Salad with Tangerine Champagne Vinaigrette - CaliZona

4 - 6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Cups Dried White Beans
  • 6 Cups Filtered Water
  • 1 Recipe Tangerine Champagne Vinaigrette - recipe below
  • 1 Cup Radishes about 11 - cut into matchsticks
  • 3/4 Cup Red Cabbage – minced
  • 1 Small Yellow Bell Pepper – diced
  • 1 Small Orange Bell Pepper – diced
  • 1/2 Cup Fresh Basil – chiffonade
  • 1/4 Red Onion - diced
  • 1 Cup Asiago Cheese or to taste – finely shredded
  • 1 Clove Garlic – minced
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Sea Salt or to taste

Vinaigrette

  • 2/3 Cup Fresh Squeezed Tangerine Juice
  • 1 Teaspoon Tangerine Zest optional
  • 1/4 Cup Champagne Vinegar
  • 1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 Shallots or 1/4 Cup
  • 2 Small Cloves Garlic or 2 Teaspoons
  • 1 Teaspoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt or to taste
  • Dash Black Pepper

Instructions

Beans

  1. Sort the beans to make sure there are no rocks then rinse and drain.

  2. Soak the beans overnight in filtered water with about 3 inches covering the beans- optional

  3. Add the beans and the 6 cups of filtered water to a large pot and bring to a boil.

  4. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 1 1/2 – 2 hours, they can take longer depending on how old the beans are.
  5. *You want to cook them slow and at a lower temperature than for a soup so the beans won’t crack as much.
  6. While the beans are cooking, make the vinaigrette (you can do this the day before if you want) then add to a large bowl.

Vinaigrette

  1. Add mustard, tangerine juice, zest, salt and pepper to a medium bowl and whisk together.
  2. Next whisk in the champagne vinegar, then slowly whisk in the olive oil.
  3. Stir in the garlic and shallots.

Veggies

  1. Slice the radishes fairly thin and then stack them on each other and cut them into thin matchsticks.
  2. Add the red cabbage, bell peppers, basil, cheese, garlic salt and pepper.
  3. Stir in the vinaigrette.
  4. When the beans are finished cooking, drain, rinse and let them cool completely then into the veggies.