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Creamy white beans, roasted peppers, red onion, parsley, lemon, garlic, and paprika oil make this Balkan salad bold, fresh, and made for bread. 🥗

Ingredients

• Salad base 🫘
• 🫘 500 g cooked white beans, drained (3 cups / 1.1 lb)
• 🌶 300 g roasted red peppers, peeled and sliced (2 cups / 10.6 oz)
• 🧅 120 g red onion, thinly sliced (1 cup / 4.2 oz)
• 🧄 2 garlic cloves, finely grated (2 cloves / 0.35 oz)
• 🌿 25 g fresh parsley, chopped (½ cup loose / 0.9 oz)
• 🍋 25 ml lemon juice (1 tbsp + 2 tsp / 0.85 fl oz)
• 🍇 20 ml red wine vinegar (1 tbsp + 1 tsp / 0.7 fl oz)
• 🧂 5 g fine sea salt (¾ tsp / 0.17 oz)
• ⚫ 2 g black pepper (1 tsp / 0.07 oz)
• Paprika oil 🌶
• 🫒 55 ml olive oil (¼ cup / 1.85 fl oz)
• 🌶 5 g sweet paprika (2 tsp / 0.17 oz)
• 🌫 1 g smoked paprika (½ tsp / 0.03 oz)
• 🧄 1 garlic clove, lightly crushed
• Finish ✨
• 🌿 10 g parsley for topping (¼ cup loose / 0.35 oz)
• 🍋 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• 🍞 4 slices rustic bread, optional gluten

Preparation

• Prepare the beans 🫘 Place the drained white beans in a wide bowl. If using canned beans, rinse gently and drain well so the salad stays clean and not watery.
• Slice the peppers 🌶 Slice the roasted red peppers into thick strips. Pat them lightly with paper towel if they are very wet.
• Soften the onion 🧅 Add sliced red onion to a small bowl with lemon juice and vinegar. Rest for 8 min so the onion becomes brighter and less sharp.
• Build the salad 🥗 Add roasted peppers, softened onion with its juices, garlic, parsley, salt, and black pepper to the beans. Toss gently so the beans stay whole.
• Make paprika oil 🔥 Warm olive oil with the crushed garlic over low heat for 2 min. Remove from heat, stir in sweet paprika and smoked paprika, then let it sit for 1 min. Do not burn the paprika.
• Dress the salad ✨ Remove the garlic clove from the paprika oil. Pour the warm paprika oil over the beans and peppers, then toss gently for 30 sec.
• Rest for flavor 🛋 Rest the salad for 15 min at room temperature so the beans absorb the lemon, vinegar, pepper juices, and paprika oil.
• Serve rustic 🌿 Top with extra parsley and lemon wedges. Serve with rustic bread, grilled vegetables, fish, or as a cold mezze salad.

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