A saucy bean salad made with roasted red pepper puree and served up in endive leaves. Bulk up this meal by placing over a bed of sauteed greens, a mixed vegetable salad, or use as a filling for a hearty lunch wrap.
Ingredients
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce:
2 red bell peppers
4 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon fresh chopped ginger
1 leek, sliced
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
Juice from 1 lemon
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon sea salt
⅛ to ¼ teaspoon cayenne
Salad:
2 cups cooked black turtle beans
2 cups cooked navy beans
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
¼ cup fresh flat leaf parsley
Leaves from 4 endives
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F.
Place red bell pepper, garlic cloves, ginger, leek and fennel seeds on a medium-sized cookie sheet. Top with 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil and stir to coat.
Roast in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until peppers are soft.
Add vegetables to a blender with lemon juice, oil, salt and cayenne.
Blend until smooth and set aside.
Place salad ingredients in a large bowl. Top with roasted vegetable puree. Stir to coat.
Allow to chill for a couple of hours for the flavors to develop.
When ready to enjoy, portion out into the leaves and dig in!
Recipe by Healthful Pursuit at https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2012/11/roasted-red-pepper-bean-salad/