Warm Salad with Green Flageolet Beans and Peppers

60 Reviews
88% would make this recipe again

Preparation : 10 min Cooking : 15 min
290 calories/serving

Ingredients

6 cloves garlic, crushed
2 yellow or red sweet peppers, cut into strips 400 g
3 cups green kidney / flageolet beans (canned), rinced and drained 750 mL
1/4 cup olive oil 65 mL
2 tbsp wine vinegar 30 mL
1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g
ground pepper to taste [optional]
1/8 tsp Espelette pepper (powder), or cayenne pepper 0.4 g
2 tbsp Italian parsley, fresh, chopped 10 g

Method

  1. Prepare the vegetables: crush the garlic cloves and cut the peppers into strips (about 1 cm wide). Drain the flageolet beans, rinse them, then drain them again.
  2. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic cloves and cook 2-3 min until they are lightly coloured. Add the peppers then cook 8-10 min until they are a bit soft. Add the vinegar and flageolet beans. Season with salt and pepper, then add the Espelette or cayenne pepper (to taste). Heat through about 2 min, with stirring.
  3. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley then serve.

Nutrition Facts Table

per 1 serving (210 g)

Amount

% Daily Value

Calories

290

Fat

18 g

27 %

Saturated 2.2 g
+ Trans 0 g

11 %

Cholesterol

0 mg

Sodium

550 mg

23 %

Carbohydrate

26 g

9 %

Fibre

4 g

16 %

Sugars

2 g

Net Carbs

22 g

Protein

9 g

Vitamin A

18 %

Vitamin C

145 %

Calcium

5 %

Iron

4 %
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Claims

This recipe is :
Free  :
Added Sugar
Excellent source of  :
Folacin, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
Good source of  :
Fibre, Vitamin A
Source of  :
Calcium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Vitamin B6
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DIABETES Exchange

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to :
Food Group Exchanges
Starches 1
Vegetables 1
Meat and Alternatives 1
Fats 2
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60 Reviews (58 with rating only) 88% would make this recipe again
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cinzia
march 30, 2022 | I would make this recipe again

@RichVick: FYI here's the dictionary definition of Salad. "Salad is any of a wide variety of dishes, including vegetable salads; salads of pasta, legumes, eggs, or grains; mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood; and fruit salads". As you can see, it applies to this recipe as well ;=)

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RichVick
november 23, 2011

i see the beans and peppers part, but where's the salad part?

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cinzia
march 30, 2022 | I would make this recipe again

@RichVick: FYI here's the dictionary definition of Salad. "Salad is any of a wide variety of dishes, including vegetable salads; salads of pasta, legumes, eggs, or grains; mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood; and fruit salads". As you can see, it applies to this recipe as well ;=)

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RichVick
november 23, 2011

i see the beans and peppers part, but where's the salad part?

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