Lobios Salad (Spiced Kidney Beans with Herbs and Feta)
4.212 Ratings
Test Kitchen-Approved
Photo by James Ransom
- Serves
- 4 to 6
This recipe come from Kachka in Portland, Oregon—henceforth known as the place I fell in love with kidney beans, of all things. (Note: I've used harissa in place of Turkish red pepper paste in this, and the salad is still great.)
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 2 quart cooked kidney beans
- 2/3 cup sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 cup parsley, chopped
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped and sieved to remove find crumbs
- 1 cup crumbled sheep's milk feta
For the dressing:
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 teaspoon Turkish hot pepper paste (we use Sera brand; see note in headnote)
- 1 teaspoon ground marigold
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- Salt, to taste
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Directions
Instructions
- Step 1
Combine beans, onion, cilantro, parsley, and walnuts in a bowl. Mix to combine.
- Step 2
Make the dressing: Whisk together garlic, pepper paste, marigold, cinnamon, pomegranate molasses, olive oil, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt in a separate bowl.
- Step 3
Dress the bean mixture with the dressing. Taste for seasoning. Add more salt or lemon as needed. Top with crumbled feta and gently mix to combine.