Navy Bean Nicoise Recipes

NAVY BEAN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Place navy beans into a large pot and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans.
• Use a small piece of kitchen twine to tie parsley and thyme sprigs and bay leaf into a small bundle. Place soaked beans, herb bundle, ham hocks, carrot, onion, and garlic into a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Pour 8 cups cold water over ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until beans and ham hocks are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Turn off heat; remove ham hocks and let cool. When they are cool enough to handle, remove meat from the bones, discarding the bones, fat, and skin. Chop ham into small cubes. Remove and discard herb bundle.
• Transfer about 3 cups cooked beans along with some cooking liquid into a blender; puree beans. Pour pureed beans back into soup, add cooked ham, and bring back to a simmer over medium heat. Season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste.

CANNELLINI-BEAN NIçOISE SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, mustard, shallot, oil, parsley, basil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; season with pepper.
• Prepare the salad: Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and add enough cool water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 15 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil and prepare an ice-water bath. Blanch haricots verts until crisp-tender and color brightens, 45 to 60 seconds. With a slotted spoon, immediately transfer beans to ice-water bath to stop the cooking; once cool, drain and pat dry with paper towels.
• In a large bowl, toss spinach with 2 tablespoons dressing. Transfer spinach to platter. Place cannellini beans in empty bowl and mash about half of them slightly. Add celery, capers, lemon zest, 3 to 4 tablespoons dressing, and 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste); season with pepper. Stir to combine; then spoon mixture onto spinach. Arrange potatoes on one side of the bean mixture and tomato wedges on the other.
• Arrange haricots verts, eggs, and olives on the plate. Drizzle with remaining dressing, and serve immediately.
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 790
• Saturated Fat: 7.1g
• Unsaturated Fat: 39.8g
• Cholesterol: 106mg
• Carbohydrates: 73g
• Protein: 20.7g
• Sodium: 984mg
• Fiber: 23.2g