Adding beans to your diet is not only a excellent way to bulk up your meals , but it is also extremely good for you and it is so affordable. When I go shopping, I always add a tin or two of beans and keep them in my pantry...they always come in handy when time is your enemy and you need something substantial and nutritious to put on the table.
We've had so much starch this weekend, simply because it was just easier to crab a sandwich, burger, pizza and a nibble or taste here and there. Last night I felt like something different and it was then that I found the 2 tins or butter beans in the cupboard. Let me tell you how this meal came together....
Warm Bean Salad
Ingredients
4 lamb chops - loin
salt and pepper
dried oregano
2 medium onions - sliced
1 yellow pepper - sliced
1 green pepper - sliced
1 cup cocktail tomatoes
olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
2 tins butter beans - drained
fresh rosemary
Heat a skillet and add the olive oil. Season the lamb chops with salt, pepper and oregano. Pan fry the chops until they have browned nicely, but are still pink on the inside. Remove from the skillet and pour off the excess oil. Throw all the sliced veggies in the pan and toss until slightly caramelized. Add the tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes burst open. Add the beans and warm through. Season to taste and serve with your lamb chops.
For more bean recipes, please check out these recipes.
Warm bean salad..good on it's own or a perfect partner for Lamb Chops.
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20 comments:
Yummy, Nina :)
That sounds like a great meal. I like the way the whole tomatoes look in the dish. Very colorful.
LL
It looks really lovely! A perfect dish to accompany some good lamb!
Beans are great - I don't know why it took me so long to learn to like them! This salad looks so colourful and delicious and it woudl be perfect in my lunchbox for work the next say :)
Yum. What a tasty and healthy salad. I always have beans on hand too - they are so versatile.
Looks like we've both been very lamb-y lately!
This looks great, I definitly need to switch it up and eat different foods!
Oh boy, Nina, that sounds awesome. I totally agree with you about the beans - they are one of my most favorite foods and so versatile!
Ohh, Nina, glad to here from you. I did a little bit of cleaning and I lost you and others by mistake. I'm here now again. Thank you for the visit...Ya, LOVE is in the air!!!haha
XO,Nina
I feel like beans are filling and perfect for adding to salads at lunch, etc. This does look like a wonderful side dish, and as you mentioned sounds wonderful with lamb!
Us Greeks eat lots of butter beans...Gigantes we call them and I love them so!
This is a really inspired side dish! It looks delicious.
maryann - it sure was and this is going to be a regular on our menu!!
lori lynn - I like the whole tomatoes too, they are so sweet and adds lots of flavor to the dish!
stickygooeycreamychewy - I did not even have the lamb...
jeanne - oh yes, that will be great!
pam - it is just comforting to know there are always a few tins at hand!
that girl - snap!
jessy - it really is delicious, you should try it!!
jenndz - I know that you often use legumes.....
nina's culinary creations - Sorry I was a bit busy lately!
recipe girl - I totally agree
peter m - Thx for the reminder!
fearless kitchen - thanks so much!!
Warm salads seem to be the rage these days. I'm seeing more and more restaurants making them. I would take a worm salad over a cold one any day. I also love beans, they add a nice flavor and texture. Very nice!
Looks like a perfect winter salad. I make a similar salad using cooked farro instead of beans.
Great colors, looks like you want to dive in.
Nina, thank you so much for your visits and nice comments!
XO, Nina
I love beans, and, like you, always try to work more into our diet. And they go so well with lamb! Bookmarked for warm weather (when we have tomatoes)
You make it all look so tasty my friend. Beautiful picture.
That bean salad looks good! I like to always have a nice collection of beans in my cupboard as well.
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