Salad made from dehydrated green beans
Dehydrated green beans, traditionally served with bacon, are a classic from Grandma's recipe collection. Since there was hardly any fresh produce in winter, beans were dried and thus preserved. They are a good source of vegetable protein, vitams, minerals and are high-fibre. My salad made from dehydrated green beans uses smoked tofu to add bacon taste. Add a few walnuts before serving and you have a perfect vegan winter dish.
Ingredients
- 100 g Dehydrated green beans
- 1,5 liter water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 200 g smoked tofu
- 2 Tbsp Tamari (soy sauce)
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1 onion
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 75 ml water
- 0.5 Tbsp Vegetable broth, powder
- 4 Tbsp Aceto Balsamico (Balsamic vinegar)
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 Tbsp capers
- 1 handful walnuts
- 0.5 bunch fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook the dried beans in salted water for 30 minutes until they are soft.
- In the meantime, cut the tofu into 1 cm cubes. Heat a pan with 2 Tbsp olive oil and fry the tofu cubes until crispy. In a small bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons each of tamari and water, then use to deglaze the tofu. Stir briefly and let the liquid evaporate. Remove the pan from the stove and set aside.
- When the beans are done, put them in a strainer and rinse with cold water.
- Peel the onion and cut in halves.
- Finely dice the onions.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, fry the onions until translucent for about 4 minutes.
- Then deglaze with the 75 ml of water. Add the vegetable stock powder. Roughly chop the capers and place in the stainless steel container with the balsamic vinegar, smoked tofu and dried beans. Press the garlic clove and add it, mix everything well with a rubber spatula and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
- Serve and garnish with chopped walnuts and parsley.
Notes
How to dehydrate green beans: Wash them and cut the ends off. Blanch them for 5 minutes. Now there are several options: You can now dry them in an oven, in a food hydrator or do it the traditional way by letting the beans hang from a string. Check the web for detailed instructions.
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