Raw Zucchini Salad with Flageolet Beans and Basil
2 slender zucchini or other summer squash 1 garlic clove, minced Fresh zest and juice from 1 lemon Salt and freshly ground pepper 11/2 cups cooked, drained Rancho Gordo Flageolet...
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How to Cook Beans in the Rancho Gordo Manner
There is not one single method of cooking beans. At its most basic, you want to simmer the pot until the beans are soft. Soaking can speed up the process...
Recipes
Luna Mexican Kitchen's Charro Beans
One of our favorite restaurant accounts is Luna Mexican Kitchen, with several branches all south of San Francisco. We're waiting for a Napa location, but until then, we have this...
Stateline Road's Smoked Maitake and Greens Salad
When Stateline Road Smokehouse opens August 8th, it will bring Kansas City style barbecue to Napa from a Paris of the Plains native, executive chef and co-owner Darryl Bell. While Kansas City...
Doña Mary’s Ensalada de Nopales (Cactus Salad)
Nopales, or prickly-pear cactus paddles, are a common ingredient in Mexican kitchens. You can often buy them precleaned, but if you need to do it yourself, we've included instructions below. ...
Red Cabbage and Red Bean Salad
2 cups shredded red cabbage 1 cup cooked, drained Domingo Rojo, Mayan Red, or Hidatsa Red beans, or other firm heirloom beans 1/4 red onion, chopped or thinly sliced Handful of fresh...
Emily Nunn's Lemony Garlicky Cherry Tomato, White Bean, and Shrimp Salad
Emily Nunn's clever Department of Salad newsletter is an endless font of salad wisdom. If you are a salad lover, we suggest subscribing—you won't be disappointed. Of course, she was the...
Tanya Holland's Smoked Trout Spring Salad with Lemon-Mint Vinaigrette
Chef Tanya Holland (@mstanyaholland) is one of our culinary heroes. Inspired by the smoked trout salad from her cookbook California Soul, we swapped in our Green Baby Lima beans for...
The Salad Whisperer's Grilled Zucchini, Tomato, and Chickpea Salad
The Salad Whisperer blog, also known as "a place for vegetable enthusiasts," has a wealth of great salad inspiration. This one is "A celebration of seasonal produce, combining the smoky earthiness of grilled zucchini...
Sera Pisani's Big Beans, Tiny Fish Salad
Here's a vibrant, flavorful salad recipe from LA-based Chef Sera Pisani, known for her popular Domenica Dinette popups. The tangy, salty pistachio gremolata is the perfect complement to our creamy Royal Corona beans....
Lentil Salad with Tomatoes, Cucumber, and Feta Cheese
Inspired by the flavors of a classic Greek salad, this dish offers an easy, no-fuss way to savor lentils alongside all of that plentiful summer produce. 1 small red onion, thinly sliced into...
JOE YONAN'S CHRISTMAS LIMA, KALE, AND CHERRY TOMATO SALAD WITH HONEY-DILL DRESSING
Joe Yonan is the Food and Dining editor of The Washington Post, where he writes the Weeknight Vegetarian column, and the author of the best-selling cookbook Cool Beans. As you can probably guess,...
BLACK BEAN SALAD WITH SHAVED VEGETABLES
Here's a sneak-peak recipe from our forthcoming book, The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans, from the Rancho Gordo Kitchen by Steve Sando with Julia...
Hiro Sone's Radicchio Salad With Parmesan-Balsamico Vinaigrette
This colorful salad from Hiro Sone was a beloved favorite at his restaurant, Terra, in St. Helena, and featured in Terra: Cooking from the Heart of Napa Valley by Hiro Sone and Lissa...
Cucumber, Purslane, and Bean Salad
Inspired by a recipe from Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen by Gonzalo Guzmán and Stacy Adimando (@nopalitosf), this substantial salad highlights verdolagas, or purslane—a wild succulent cherished in Mexican cuisine. Steve...
America's Test Kitchen's Crispy Lentil and Herb Salad
An intriguing salad from America’s Test Kitchen's The Complete Beans and Grains Cookbook. From ATK: "Many lentil salads are made with boiled lentils, but we decided to fry ours in this...
Arnab Chakladar's Chickpea-Potato “Chaat”
We'll be enjoying this sweet, spicy, herby dish from Arnab Chakladar's blog My Annoying Opinions all summer long. From Arnab: "This has all the flavours of chaat—I put the word in quotes because...