Mediterranean White Bean Salad with Persimmons

I really like turning to seasonal produce in recipes like this scrumptious, colourful Mediterranean White Bean Salad with Persimmons, which is 100% plant-based (vegan) and gluten-free. The earthy flavors of white beans, kale, and walnuts with candy, crunchy persimmons shine via on this Mediterranean-inspired white bean salad. This simple kale salad bowl is hearty sufficient to be a meal paired with a flavorful soup, reminiscent of my Vegetable Stone Soup. Plus, this salad is rugged sufficient for meal prep, making it excellent to pack away for on-the-go meals through the week.

Paired with a easy Mediterranean salad dressing, this cool climate salad will cheer up your dreariest days! It’s additionally an awesome addition to your vacation desk, events, or potlucks. The truth is, I introduced this salad to my Thanksgiving potluck this yr and it was an enormous hit. You possibly can simply substitute a special bean for the white beans, reminiscent of chickpeas or black beans, and a special nut for walnuts, reminiscent of hazelnuts, pistachios, or almonds. Comply with together with my recipe video under to discover ways to make this simple, yummy salad in minutes, with solely 7 components (not together with pantry staples).

Eat Persimmons

Persimmons—in season late summer time via early winter—provide such a singular taste, coloration, and texture to chill climate recipes. That vibrant pink-orange coloration is a calling card for persimmons’ vitamin energy, compliments of phytochemicals. Right here’s a notice about persimmons—there are two most important varieties of persimmons—hachiya (pictured above on the farmers market) and fuyu (pictured with my salad). The fuyu, are squat and spherical, trying a bit like an orange tomato. These might be eaten crisp earlier than they’re absolutely delicate and mature. These are the varieties of persimmons that work greatest in recipes like this. Hachiya persimmons should be eaten delicate and ripe, in order that they aren’t nearly as good in contemporary salads. Be taught extra about utilizing persimmons within the kitchen right here.

Vitamin Notes

This salad is off the charts with vitamin for a modest quantity of energy! The persimmons provide a superb course of nutritional vitamins A and C, lutein, and fiber. The beans provide a pleasant dose of B nutritional vitamins, protein, fiber, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, and magnesium. The kale is filled with important vitamins like nutritional vitamins A, C and Okay, potassium, and calcium—plus phytochemicals. And the walnuts provide a punch of heart-healthy fat. What’s to not love about that vitamin mixture!

Take a look at my video on how you can make this Mediterranean White Bean Salad at The Plant-Powered Dietitian.

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For different satisfying fall and winter salads, strive the next:

Quinoa Apple Waldorf Salad
Butternut Squash Salad with Kale and Barley
Pomegranate Avocado Quinoa Salad
Jewel Winter Salad with Orange French dressing
Blood Orange Salad with Kale and Hazelnuts
Sonoma Kale Salad with Purple Grapes and Mushroom-Purple Wine French dressing
Mandarin Quinoa and Kale Bowl

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