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...
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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...
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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...
SHREDDED CABBAGE SALAD WITH LENTILS AND FETA
A current obsession of ours is Valbreso French sheep milk cheese (no, this is not a sponsored post!). Some fetas can be too salty and harsh, but this is the perfect...
Baby Spinach and Preserved Lemon Salad with Black Garbanzos
1 garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon minced preserved lemon 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon Rancho Gordo Castillo Spanish Pimenton (optional) 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper...
Black Garbanzo Salad with Emily Nunn's Barn Ranch
Our friend Emily Nunn is a People of The Bean. Her clever Department of Salad newsletter is an endless font of salad wisdom. She's written an ebook for Rancho Gordo,...
Garbanzo Salad with Roasted Peppers and Spanish Chorizo
Steve made this super simple, flexible salad for an Instagram Live episode and we got some requests for the full recipe. Ta-da! Note that Steve used pre-cooked Spanish chorizo, which is different from...
Black Eyed Pea and Carrot Salad with Spring Mint
When we think of Black Eyed Peas, we generally think of stews and pork products, so it was fun to experiment with them in a fresh vegetable and herb salad. Black Eyed...
Pasta with Cicerchia and Mushrooms
In the Rancho Gordo library, we have a well-used copy of the book Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy (Rodale, 2014) by Judith Barrett. It includes a handful of recipes...
Lentil and Carrot Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
Lentils cook very quickly so you don’t have to make a huge batch and then figure out what to do with them. Unsoaked, they cook in about 20 minutes! That’s...
Garbanzo Salad with Shaved Red Onions and Fennel
This is the kind of salad that is often described as a good side dish for roasted meat or chicken but we think it's an excellent dinner in itself. The...
Lentil Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Chicken, and Feta
This recipe is adapted from Salad of the Day: 365 Recipes for Every Day of the Year by Georgeanne Brennan. Georgeanne says: "Earthy, quick-to-cook lentils make a bed for this...
Lentils Folded Into Yogurt, Spinach, and Basil
Peter Miller’s Lunch at the Shop: The Art and Practice of the Midday Meal is a favorite book of mine. Peter has a famous architectural bookstore in Seattle and he...
Garbanzo, Tomato and Feta Salad
From Julia at Rancho Gordo: I’ve developed a real love for summer-ripe Early Girl tomatoes. To me, they are the perfect salad tomato: meaty, sweet, and juicy, but not so...
Ligurian-Style Salad of Shrimp, Fennel, and Beans
After seeing a video of Asian shrimp being injected with some gross substance so that they’ll weigh more, I’ve turned to wild caught shrimp, both fresh and frozen. Happily, they’re...
