Canary, Mayocoba, Or Peruvian Bean Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups peruvian beans or 4 cups canary beans or 4 cups mayocoba beans or 4 cups kidney beans, cooked
• 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
• 4 scallions, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely diced
• 3/4 cup cilantro leaf, chopped
• 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 avocado, diced
• 6 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
• salt
• chili powder, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cook the beans yourself, if you can, and drain them well. i bring the beans to a boil and let them sit for a few hours or let the beans soak overnight, drain them, then cook them the next day. these cook fairly quickly. if you can't cook the beans yourself, you can use canned large beans.
• 2 mix beans and the rest of the ingredients except the spinach, avocado and feta, together and chill.
• 3 to serve: place the spinach leaves in individual salad bowls and divide the beans amongst the plates. top with the avocado and crumbled feta. drizzle enough of the dressing over the salad to dress the greens.