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Bean Salad in mint dressing

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  • 08-01-2010 1:58am
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    Piste
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    Hey there, I got a really nice bean salad with mint dressing from Teasco the other day and would like the recreate it as it was so nice and would be a good thing to bring to college for lunch. I'm sure it's not too difficult, I'm sure it's just a matter of cold cooked beans, olive oil, white wine vinegar (or spirit vinegar) and chopped mint, but does anyone have an actual tried-and-tested recipe that they like, to save me experimenting and having to throw out perfectly good beans?


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    Jessibelle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭Jessibelle


    hey,
    we use this one at home, it makes an awful lot though so you may want to reduce quanties a little :)

    * 4 Tbsp. apple juice,
    * 200ml apple cider vinegar
    * 200ml balsamic vinegar
    * 1 Tbsp. minced fresh garlic
    * 2 tsp. salt
    * 1 ½ tsp black pepper
    * 3 Tbsp. fresh chopped mint (or 1 ½ Tbsp. dried)
    * 3 Tbsp. white sugar

    Whisk or blend all together. Be sure sugar is dissolved before using.


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    Piste
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    Wonderful! The vinegarette looks lovely! About how many portions does it serve?


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    Jessibelle
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    If you were going for a generous portion of food, I'd say you'ed get easily 6-8 out of it. It's light but slightly sweet so doesn't always suit everyones palate. It's lovely on summer salads also, for leaves going with bbq lamb or somesuch.


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    Piste
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    Any idea how long bean salad keeps for? I wouldn't mind making a big batch so I could just throw some into a tub before I go to college.


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    Jessibelle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭Jessibelle


    Piste wrote: »
    Any idea how long bean salad keeps for? I wouldn't mind making a big batch so I could just throw some into a tub before I go to college.

    I'd hazzard that you could get up to five days or so if you kept it in an airtight container in the fridge. Definitely at least 3 days (never really lasts much longer than that here :o) Just remember cooked beans can ferment very quickly, so maybe go by taste the first few days and use that as a guide?


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