Fatted Calf’s Tomato Salad with Peppers & White Beans
Fatted Calf Charcuterie, owned by husband-and-wife team Taylor Boetticher and Toponia Miller, is best known for its cured meats, but their sandwiches and salads are just as remarkable. We...
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Salads
Marcella Hazan's Radicchio and Warm Bean Salad
A simple salad like this one, from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition, requires the freshest, best-quality ingredients you can find. She says: "The ideal components...
Chef Mavis-Jay's Black Eyed Pea Salad
Chef and activist Mavis-Jay Sanders is a passionate advocate for food justice in Black and low-income communities. As the the founder of Queers at the Beards, she directed the 2025 fundraising...
Garbanzo de Aguachile Verde
Aguachile is a Mexican dish usually made with raw seafood in a spicy marinade. We tried a version with our Garbanzos and dang, it works! It's bright and bold and...
Minnow's Trout and Beans with Peas
We asked the team at Minnow to share a favorite salad recipe using our beans and their tinned seafood, and they generously shared not one, but two! One vinaigrette,...
Minnow's Weeknight Nicoise Salad
Some of the Rancho Gordo staff attended a somewhat brutal trade show earlier in the year. There really wasn't a lot of great food unless you craved "healthy" overly processed...
Black Garbanzo Salad with Tuna and Artichoke Hearts
Beans and tuna are always a good match. Here we paired our Black Garbanzo beans with Bonito del Norte Tuna and added some marinated vegetables for flavor and texture. The...
French Green Lentil Salad with Roasted Carrots and Thyme
A pile of lentils tossed with a simple vinaigrette makes the perfect base for just about anything: roasted vegetables, fish, or chicken. You can serve this salad warm or at...
Fennel, Celery, and Moro Bean Salad
We are always encouraging you to cook a pot of beans and see where it leads you. Here's a salad that Steve created after cooking a pot of Moro beans...
Ellen Kanner's Fireworks Black Bean and Mango Salad
Photo credit: Ellen Kanner Friend of the Bean Ellen Kanner created this recipe a few years ago to bring to a friend's annual Fourth of July party that was not...
Nugget Market’s Herbed Fennel French Lentil Salad
Photo credit: Nugget Markets Nugget Markets, founded in Woodland, California in 1926, is one of our favorite grocery store chains around. They focus on high quality products, including a great...
Buckeye Beans and Bulgur with Preserved Lemons
Any firm salad bean, such as Mayocoba, Santa Maria Pinquito, or Domingo Rojo, can replace the Buckeye beans here.Once you start using preserved lemons, you’ll want to use them often....
Peruvian Lima Bean Salad (Ensalada de pallares)
In Peru, the fresh chile of choice is ají amarillo, but you'll have a hard time finding those in the U.S. Manzano, habanero, or serrano chiles would all be great...
Red Bean, Radicchio, and Pomegranate Holiday Salad
For the Vinaigrette:2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, preferably Katz Apple Cider Vinegar1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice1/4 cup extra virgin olive oilSalt and freshly ground pepper to taste2 heads radicchio, about 4...
Raw Zucchini Salad with Flageolet Beans and Basil
There's a point at the end of summer when zucchini start piling up and there's only so much grilled zucchini or zucchini bread one can eat! We love this method...
Stateline Road's Smoked Maitake and Greens Salad
When Stateline Road Smokehouse opens August 8th, it will bring Kansas City style barbecue to Napa from a Paris of the Plains native, executive chef and co-owner Darryl Bell. While Kansas City...