Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipe Adzuki Bean Salad

Recipe courtesy of Hilary Agin, PPMNY Community Member

Adzuki beans are Himalayan native but now grown throughout Asia. They are a small, nearly round red bean with a thread of white along part of the seam. Adzuki beans are sweet and starchy and have a nutty/sweet flavor.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped tomato

  • 1 ½ cup adzuki beans
  • 1 cup cubed red peppers
  • 3 cup chopped cucumber
  • 2 T finely chopped shallots
  • 3 T finely sliced scallions
  • Juice of one lime
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 T apple cider vinegar
  • ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Optional

  • Chopped fresh basil

  • Chopped fresh dill
  • Quinoa

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Modify seasoning and herbs, to taste.