Blood Orange, Carrot & Black Eye Bean Salad

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This week, we’ve prepared a wholesome salad, that’s packed with vitamins and nutrients. It is inspired by our own packed lunches at Oliveology’s Warehouse, lunches that often consist of some form of plant-based protein, and seasonal veggies and fruit.

Here, we’ve used a Greek favourite: black eye beans, These small, black eye beans are harvested every year from small organic farms in Northern Greece. They are perfect simply boiled and served with olive oil, lemon and herbs. Today, we’ve paired them with freshly grated carrots, at their best this time of the year and a zingy dressing with blood oranges. You can also add some roughly chopped pieces of blood orange in there too!

Serves 2

Ingredients

4 large carrots (300g)
2 spring onions
120g black-eye beans
1 bay leaf
1 large pinch of dried thyme
1 blood orange (juice and zest)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Sea salt
, black pepper

Process

Place the beans in a medium-sized pot filled with fresh water. Add the bay leaf and thyme. Bring to the boil and cook until the beans are tender, 30-40min.

In the meantime, prepare your dressing and vegetables.

Grate the carrots and finely chop the spring onions.

Zest and squeeze the blood orange. Whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, 2tbsp of the blood orange juice and zest. Season with salt and pepper.

Once the beans are cooked, drain well. Add half of the dressing to the beans while they are still hot. Then let them cool down completely.

Once the beans are cool, toss together the carrots, beans and spring onions with the remaining dressing. Taste and adjust for seasoning, adding more salt, peper and vinegar if needed.

Serve with feta cheese and crusty bread, or some soft-boiled eggs.

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