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Marinated Beans with Celery and Ricotta Salata

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Photo by Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski

This side dish is so fast and easy, you can make a big batch and have it for the whole week. The simple marinade will fancy up any type of canned beans. Make breakfast an occasion by serving these beans alongside breakfast calzones, a savory peach and shaved fennel salad, and torta pasqualina.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 servings

Ingredients

4

15-oz. cans cannellini (white kidney) beans, navy beans, and/or black-eyed peas, rinsed

4

celery stalks, thinly sliced

⅔

cup extra-virgin olive oil

6

Tbsp. white wine vinegar

1

Tbsp. coarsely chopped thyme, plus more for serving

Kosher salt

4

oz. ricotta salata (salted dry ricotta), crumbled

Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Toss beans, celery, oil, vinegar, and 1 Tbsp. thyme in a large bowl to combine; season generously with salt.

    Step 2

    Just before serving, transfer beans to a shallow bowl and top with ricotta salata, pepper, and more thyme.

    Step 3

    Do Ahead: Bean salad (without celery and ricotta salata) can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.

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  • This has become a favorite, and we eat it often, especially in the summer. Always a hit when we bring it to the barbecue. We've also found that it works with literally any combination of canned beans, and it's best if you've got a variety of different sizes and textures - butter beans are especially nice in contrast to smaller beans, and slightly firmer pigeon peas add a nice pop of color too. I've never found ricotta salata so I usually sub feta or skip it altogether.

    • Duffuser

    • Indiana

    • 8/10/2021

  • Love this salad. Super easy, flavorful, healthy and goes with literally anything I am serving!!!

    • Carla

    • Edina, MN

    • 11/30/2020

  • So easy, super delicious. A great side dish and yields a lot for meal prepping - I like to have this with some added rosemary and lemon juice over mixed greens!

    • Anonymous

    • NYC

    • 3/26/2020