Nugget Market’s Herbed Fennel French Lentil Salad
Photo credit: Nugget Markets Nugget Markets, founded in Woodland, California in 1926, is one of our favorite grocery store chains around. They focus on high quality products, including a great...
Recipes
Buckeye Beans and Bulgur with Preserved Lemons
Any firm salad bean, such as Mayocoba, Santa Maria Pinquito, or Domingo Rojo, can replace the Buckeye beans here.Once you start using preserved lemons, you’ll want to use them often....
Peruvian Lima Bean Salad (Ensalada de pallares)
In Peru, the fresh chile of choice is ají amarillo, but you'll have a hard time finding those in the U.S. Manzano, habanero, or serrano chiles would all be great...
Chef Sarah Scott's Green Baby Lima and Tahini Dip
Aside from being a huge Fan of Beans, Chef Sarah Scott is one of Napa's favorite chefs. She co-authored the wonderful The Wild Table with Connie Green. She was also...
Paella with White Beans, Chicken, and Artichokes
There are countless variations on paella, a Spanish dish that originates from the rice-producing region of Valencia. Inspired by a recipe from chef Katie Button of Cúrate in Asheville, North...
(BRINED) TINGA DE FRIJOLES
Paola Briseño-González's newsletter, Fresca, is just what we need as we head into better weather. Her recipes come from her coastal Mexican roots and Southern California life. We like her a...
Oaxacan-Style Rio Zape Bean Soup with Shrimp and Chile
This creamy, somewhat elegant bean soup, inspired by a recipe from Patricia Quintana, serves a crowd. You can cook more shrimp if you like. If you are not a fan...
Jenny Rosenstrach’s Shortcut Minestrone
Jenny Rosenstrach is a food writer and New York Times bestselling cookbook author. She has written the popular Dinner: A Love Story blog for over a decade. She shared this recipe...
Monsieur Marcel's SPRING AYOCOTE PISTOU VEGETABLE SOUP
If you are in Los Angeles, Monsieur Marcel Gourmet Market & Bistro is a go-to spot for Rancho Gordo beans, both to take home and enjoy at their bistro. Executive Chef...
Lukas Volger's Cheesy Cabbage and White Bean Soup
Lukas Volger is a cookbook author, culinary content creator, recipe developer, food stylist, and certified Bean Freak. This soup is from his book Start Simple. He says: "This fantastic soup...
Dora Ramírez's Jackfruit Pozole Rojo
In her new book Comida Casera, Culinary Institute of America-trained, Mexico-born chef Dora Ramírez (@dorastable) presents over 100 plant-based Mexican recipes, from traditional and Indigenous to modern. Her jackfruit...
King City Pink Bean and Spanish Chorizo Stew
Here is a super simple, flexible soup for a quick weeknight meal. Any heirloom bean would work well. Note that we used pre-cooked Spanish chorizo, which is different from the...
PASTA E FAGIOLI ALLA VENETA (VENETO-STYLE SOUP OF PASTA AND BORLOTTI BEANS)
From the book Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy by Judith Barrett, here is a traditional recipe from the Veneto region, northwest of Venice. There are many versions of this soup...
Kiera Wright-Ruiz's Menestra de Lentejas
Photo credit: Lauren Vied Allen Kiera Wright-Ruiz shared this recipe from her new cookbook My (Half) Latinx Kitchen: Half Recipes, Half Stories, All Latin American. She says: "This vegan lentil stew...
Blue Zones' Vegetarian Black Bean and Potato Stew
Dan Buettner is the Blue Zones Founder, National Geographic Fellow, New York Times bestselling author, and producer of Emmy Award-Winning: "Live to 100" Series. He's made it his mission to teach...
Jaíne Mackievicz's Creamy Marcella Bean and Caramelized Onion Soup
Jaíne Mackievicz is a Brazilian food writer, recipe developer, and Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef based in California. Born into a Polish-Ukrainian family in a remote, river-surrounded village in the Amazon,...