Recently, it is often seen that beans appear in various recipes for weight loss or keeping fit. The fact is that beans are really good for human health. Red beans are considered a vegetable protein that is well digested in the body. Accordingly, this protein has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system, digestive system, reproductive system.
In addition to protein, red beans are rich in fiber. It is believed that a glass of beans is equal to the daily norm of carbohydrates.
We will give a recipe for salad with red beans, so that you can combine it with the rest of the more substantial dishes.
Ingredients for red bean salad:
- onions – pcs;
- salt – ½ tsp;
- sugar – tsp;
- apple cider vinegar – 2 tsp;
- boiled chicken fillet – pcs.;
- boiled eggs – 2 pcs;
- cucumber – 250 g;
- pickled cucumbers – 2 pcs;
- red beans – 250 g;
- mayonnaise – 2 tablespoons;
- vegetable oil – 2 tablespoons;
- mustard – tsp.
Preparation of salad with red beans:
Onions need to be cut into small cubes, combine with salt, sugar and apple cider vinegar. Pour boiling water over this marinade mixture and leave it for 10 minutes.
Cut boiled chicken and hard-boiled eggs into small cubes. Place layers of chicken meat and eggs in a salad bowl. Cut finely fresh and pickled cucumbers, move them into the salad bowl.
Strain the liquid from the pickled onions through a sieve, add it to the general mixture. Similarly get rid of the liquid in the beans, put it to the rest of the ingredients.
For the sauce in a separate container, mix mayonnaise with vegetable oil and mustard
.
Fill the salad with the resulting sauce, mix thoroughly.
When boiling chicken fillets, it is worth adding a bay leaf and pepper to the water, so that the meat is not fresh in the salad.
We do not recommend salting the dish, since it contains pickled cucumbers.
