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Lupini Bean Salad Recipe

This easy lupini bean salad recipe with a refreshing lemon & sumac dressing is filling enough to serve as a meal! It's a delicious twist of the classic Middle Eastern chickpea Balela salad, as a low-carb bean salad!

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 194 kcal
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups ready-to-eat lupini beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 small red onion finely chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 1 medium red bell pepper (or any color), chopped
  • ⅓ cup fresh parsley chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh mint leaves chopped
Dressing ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon ground sumac or lemon pepper
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt adjust to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper adjust to taste

Instructions

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  1. In a large bowl, add 2 1/2 cups ready-to-eat lupini beans, 1 small red onion, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 1 medium red bell pepper, 1/3 cup fresh parsley 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves. Fold everything to combine.
  2. Add all dressing ingredients (3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon ground sumac, 1 garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon fine salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper) to a large jar with a tight-fitting lid, and shake to combine. Or whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl.
  3. Pour the dressing over the lupini bean salad and toss to combine. Serve it straight away or refrigerate overnight – it gets even tastier over time!

Notes

  • You can substitute sumac with lemon pepper made for dressing, the type which contains just lemon (or lemon and lime), pepper and salt.
  • Recipe variations
  • Make it ahead: You can prepare the salad  with the dressing and keep it in the fridge in a closed container for up to 3 to 4 days – this lupin salad is perfect for meal prep!
  • Add-ons: Pitted black or Kalamata olives, crumbled feta cheese, chopped Persian cucumbers, spring onions, fresh basil.
  • Lower carbs: Swap the red onion for green onions.
  • Extra crunch: Add toasted walnuts, roasted pine nuts, pepitas (pumpkin seeds) or pistachios.
  • Make it spicy: Add ground cumin,  Aleppo peppersweet or smoky paprika, or finely chopped jalapeños to taste.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 194kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Protein 10g (20%) Fat 11g (17%) Fiber 9g (36%) Sugar 4g (8%) Net Carbohydrates 5g

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 194

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 194kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Protein 10g 20%
Fat 11g 17%
Fiber 9g 36%
Sugar 4g 8%
Net Carbohydrates 5g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.