On to my little trick! I love to marinate all kinds of beans to later add to my salads. If I'm making an Asian salad, I will add oil-free Asian dressing to my chickpeas. If I'm making a Mexican salad, I will marinate black beans in salsa first. It is amazing how this small step kicks up a salad!
Try marinating your favorite beans and add them to your salad!
we do this in my family - and there are actually no vegans in my family circle / vegetarian - and some who eat very little meat / but no vegans I have been attempting to adhere to the vegan life-style for the most part / however, I have been known to break away now and then / for me ... it's like religion .. I do the best I can / if I fall, I get up and start all over again :) can't help but be honest... Thanks for your posts/blog and I appreciate the time and effort you put forth.
ReplyDeleteMia...I totally get that. Would rather have you "mostly" doing this than not doing it at all. If you ever need help, please write me any time!
DeleteMore details please! How much marinade to beans, marinade recipes? Do you do this with cane beans?
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea! I usually add marinade just to cover whatever beans I am marinating. I do use previously cooked or canned beans. That way, they are soft and can absorb the marinade. In terms of what kind of marinade, I use a variety. I like Trader Joe's Oil-Free Sesame Soy Ginger Vinaigrette for an Asian marinade. I use my Salsa Fresca (find under the Dips-Salsas section of this website) for Mexican marinading, and have tried various other marinades I threw together on-the-fly! Be creative!
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