Simple Navy Bean Salad Recipe

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Super simple navy bean salad recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked navy beans
• 1/2 cucumber, finely chopped
• 1/4 red onion, finely chopped
• 2 Campari tomatoes, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 3 large sprigs curly parsley, torn into small pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon salt or adjust to your taste
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 cup pomegranate-infused dried cranberries

Directions:

1. Take 1 can of navy beans and place it in a strainer. Thoroughly wash them in cold water. Make sure you strain out all the water. Place them on a few paper towels and dry them. Set aside. If you are using dry navy beans, cook them. You should have about 2 cups of cooked navy beans.
2. Add the navy beans, cucumber, red onion, garlic and parsley into a large bowl
3. Add salt, extra virgin olive oil, black pepper, lime juice and cranberries.
4. Mix well and serve immediately. You can also chill it for half hour, if you have time.

Originally appeared on Healing Tomato’s blog