Gigante Bean Salad with Preserved Lemon Dressing

& try my peach panzanella at Pizzana this month!

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Hello, hello! I have such a fun announcement for this month! If you live in LA (or Texas), you have to get yourself to Pizzana ASAP! I have a salad on their menu this month, the “Panzanella alle Pesche” aka a Peach Panzanella! The dish features kumato, sungold and ruby red tomatoes, charred pizza croutons, peach, straciatella, basil and a hot honey vinaigrette.

I worked together with Chef Daniele Uditi to come up with the recipe for this salad, and it turned out amazing! I’m also obsessed with the whole team at Pizzana and everything they churn out there, so this was a dream-come-true opportunity!

The salad will be at all locations until July 29th, so don’t miss out! And be sure to tag me if you go in and try it: @kalememaybe on Instagram and @carina.wolff on TikTok.

me and Chef Daniele!!

I am sooo much calmer now that we are in July, which is ironic because I’m due in like a month! What the helly! June was a wild month of work, and I’m just glad to be out of the whirlwind and into more leisurely times. I felt a little dizzy one day last week, so I plopped my ass on the couch and gave myself a day of rest. Thankfully, I was better the next day, and I managed to make it through the end of the month and out the other side.

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RECIPE!

Welcome back to my summer salad series, episode 3! It has been awhile since I’ve made a salad with big beans. There is something better about big beans — I just can’t explain why. I’m a proud member of the Rancho Gordo bean club, and this month, we got the Large White Lima beans in our box, and I knew it was time to make a salad.

This gigantic bean salad has artichoke hearts, asparagus, avocado, shallots, dill, parsley, shaved Parmesan, and a preserved lemon dressing. Lots of green stuff!

If you don’t have access to preserved lemons, you can also just make the dressing using lemon juice and salt. I would start with one lemon and a pinch of salt, and add more as needed.

This recipe was inspired by Bold Bean Co’s Spring Dense Bean Salad!

Gigante Bean Salad with Preserved Lemon Dressing

Ingredients (serves 2-4)

Salad

• 3 cups big beans (I used Large Limas)

• 1 bunch asparagus

• 1 1/2 cups halved grilled artichoke hearts in marinade, liquid mostly drained

• 1 avocado, diced

• 2 tbsp chopped dill

• 1/4 cup roughly chopped parsley

• 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan

• Salt & pepper

Dressing

• 1 shallot, finely chopped

• 2 tbsp finely chopped preserved lemon

• 2 tbsp preserved lemon brine

• 1/4 cup olive oil

• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut or snap off the woody stems of the asparagus, and add to the baking sheet. Toss in a little olive oil and salt, and spread in a single layer. Bake for about 10 minutes or until asparagus have just softened but aren’t flimsy.

2. While asparagus is roasting, prepare your dressing. Add ingredients to a small jar or bowl, and whisk together with a fork until smooth.

3. When asparagus is ready, roughly chop. Add to a large bowl along with beans, artichoke hearts, avocado, dill, parsley, and shaved Parmesan. Toss together with the dressing. Taste, and season with salt and pepper if desired! Serve as is or chill first!

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