Italian · Salad

Borlotti Bean and Radicchio Salad

Name: Borlotti Bean and Radicchio Salad
Total time: 13 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300 g dried borlotti beans, soaked overnight; 1 stalk celery, trimmed and halved; ½ carrot, peeled; ½ yellow onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 leaves bay leaf; 60 ml extra virgin olive oil; 1 sprig rosemary; 300 g radicchio, about 1 large head, Chioggia or Treviso; 2 tsp white wine vinegar; fine sea salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Borlotti beans simmered with aromatics, then sautéed in rosemary oil and tossed with torn radicchio and a splash of vinegar. A bittersweet winter side for roast chicken or polenta.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on35 min
Total13 h 5 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

300 gdried borlotti beans, soaked overnight
1 stalkcelery, trimmed and halved
½carrot, peeled
½yellow onion
2 clovesgarlic
2 leavesbay leaf
60 mlextra virgin olive oil
1 sprigrosemary
300 gradicchio, about 1 large head, Chioggia or Treviso
2 tspwhite wine vinegar
to tastefine sea salt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Celery
Sulfites
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Olive
Grapes
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Radicchio
Chicory
Carrot
Rosemary
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: high
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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