I really like turning to seasonal produce in recipes like this scrumptious, colourful Mediterranean White Bean Salad with Persimmons, which is 100% plant-based (vegan) and gluten-free. The earthy flavors of white beans, kale, and walnuts with candy, crunchy persimmons shine by way of on this Mediterranean-inspired white bean salad. This simple kale salad bowl is hearty sufficient to be a meal paired with a flavorful soup, similar to my Vegetable Stone Soup. Plus, this salad is rugged sufficient for meal prep, making it excellent to pack away for on-the-go meals through the week.
Paired with a easy Mediterranean salad dressing, this cool climate salad will cheer up your dreariest days! It’s additionally an amazing addition to your vacation desk, events, or potlucks. In reality, I introduced this salad to my Thanksgiving potluck this yr and it was an enormous hit. You possibly can simply substitute a distinct bean for the white beans, similar to chickpeas or black beans, and a distinct nut for walnuts, similar to hazelnuts, pistachios, or almonds. Comply with together with my recipe video beneath to learn to make this simple, yummy salad in minutes, with solely 7 substances (not together with pantry staples).
Eat Persimmons
Persimmons—in season late summer season by way of early winter—supply such a novel taste, shade, and texture to chill climate recipes. That shiny pink-orange shade is a calling card for persimmons’ diet energy, compliments of phytochemicals. Right here’s a notice about persimmons—there are two essential sorts of persimmons—hachiya (pictured above on the farmers market) and fuyu (pictured with my salad). The fuyu, are squat and spherical, wanting a bit like an orange tomato. These will be eaten crisp earlier than they’re absolutely tender and mature. These are the sorts of persimmons that work finest in recipes like this. Hachiya persimmons should be eaten tender and ripe, so that they aren’t pretty much as good in recent salads. Be taught extra about utilizing persimmons within the kitchen right here.
Diet Notes
This salad is off the charts with diet for a modest quantity of energy! The persimmons supply course of nutritional vitamins A and C, lutein, and fiber. The beans supply a pleasant dose of B nutritional vitamins, protein, fiber, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, and magnesium. The kale is filled with important vitamins like nutritional vitamins A, C and Okay, potassium, and calcium—plus phytochemicals. And the walnuts supply a punch of heart-healthy fat. What’s to not love about that diet mixture!
Try my video on tips on how to make this Mediterranean White Bean Salad at The Plant-Powered Dietitian.
Description
This wholesome Mediterranean White Bean Salad with Persimmons is filled with seasonal produce, making it a famous person in diet and the right vegan gluten-free salad possibility within the fall and winter months.
Persimmon Salad:
- 1 (15-ounce) can white beans, (i.e., cannellini or navy beans) rinsed, drained
- 1 giant bunch kale, finely chopped (about 4 cups)
- 2 agency fuyu persimmons, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
Mediterranean Salad Dressing:
- To make salad: Toss collectively beans, kale, persimmons, and walnuts in a big mixing bowl.
- To make French dressing: Whisk collectively olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar or pomegranate molasses, garlic, complete grain mustard, and black pepper and sea salt (non-obligatory).
- Toss salad with French dressing. Chill till serving time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Class: Salad
- Delicacies: American, Mediterranean
Diet
- Serving Dimension: 1 serving
- Energy: 112
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 12 mg
- Fats: 4 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Protein: 6 g
For different satisfying fall and winter salads, attempt the next:
Quinoa Apple Waldorf Salad
Butternut Squash Salad with Kale and Barley
Pomegranate Avocado Quinoa Salad
Jewel Winter Salad with Orange French dressing
Blood Orange Salad with Kale and Hazelnuts
Sonoma Kale Salad with Pink Grapes and Mushroom-Pink Wine French dressing
Mandarin Quinoa and Kale Bowl
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