We continue with our vegan and vegetarian recipes by learning how to prepare bean salad a la parisienne. As the name shows we are preparing this bean salad the French way. In order to prepare 8 servings we need the following:
- 1½ cups dry Great Northern beans
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 small cloves garlic (optional)
- 4 sprigs parsley tied with 1 bay leaf
- ½ teaspoon thyme (or 1 sprig tied with parsley and bay leaf)
MARINADE
- ½ cup minced fresh parsley
- 1 green onion with some tops, minced or thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1½ tablespoon lemon juice
How to prepare the bean salad a la parisienne
- Soak beans.
- Simmer beans, salt, onion, garlic, parsley-bay leaf bouquet, and thyme for 1½ hours or until bans are tender but still firm; discard garlic, parsley-bay leaf bouquet and drain bean liquid.
- Toss warm beans with Marinade.
- Chill 1 hour or longer.
- Combine all Marinade ingredients.
Note: In France these beans are served as hors d'oevres in a 4-sectioned dish with the following vegetables also in the marinade (marinate hot and chill for one or more hours): steamed cauliflowerettes, mixed with cooked potatoes, cubed cooked beets, thinly sliced (marinate separately). Just before serving, slice fresh tomatoes and pour marinade over them too.
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