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A white bowl of bean salad with fresh veggies around
Italian Style Dense Bean Salad
A vegan take on the viral dense bean salad by Violet Witchel.
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Salad, Snack
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g Vegan chicken
  • 50 g Sundried tomatoes
  • 100 g Cheese
  • 240 g Butter beans - cooked
  • 240 g Chickpeas - cooked
  • ½ Cucumber
  • 1 Red Capsicum
  • Bunch Parsley
  • Bunch Basil
  • 2 Medium Shallots

For the dressing-

  • 40 ml Extra virgin olive oil
  • 40 ml Sundried tomato oil
  • 80 ml Red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp dried Oregano
  • 1 tsp dried Rosemary
  • 1 tsp Garlic
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cracked black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Dice the vegan chicken up into small cubes, fry off and leave to cool.
  • Dice all of the salad components into small cubes, finely chop the herbs and cube the cheese.
  • Drain and rinse and dry the tinned beans.
  • Mix together the salad dressing components.
  • Combine everything in a large mixing bowl and mix well until everything is coated in dressing.
  • Serve up and enjoy.
  • Store leftovers in a sealed container for up to 4 days.