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    Smashed White Bean Salad Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options}

    Published Apr 8, 2018

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    Creamy white bean salad flavored with herbs and crunchy vegetables makes a quick, easy lunch on toast. Vegan and gluten-free options. Adapted from Pretty Simple Cooking. 

    delicious Smashed White Bean Salad Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options}

    Sometimes the tastiest foods are the most simple. That's the premise behind Pretty Simple Cooking: 100 Delicious Vegetarian Recipes to Make You Fall in Love with Real Food, by Sonja and Alex Overhiser of A Couple Cooks. I'm loving this book because though I'm great at making such slow, impractical things as croissants from scratch, homemade ice cream with magic shell, elaborate tarts, pies, and galettes, hand-rolled blintzes and sushi burritos, etc., I often draw a blank when it comes to quick, easy meals. No more!

    Smashed White Bean Salad

    Sonja and Alex have compiled a collection of beautifully photographed vegetarian recipes that are short on prep and long on flavor. Most recipes come with vegan and/or gluten-free suggestions if they're not that way naturally. Scattered throughout the book are heartwarming life lessons and quotes illustrated with sweet watercolor sketches by the talented and lovely Ashley Rodriguez of Not Without Salt. One of my favorites is "Slow Down" which encourages the reader to take time in the kitchen and cook as a relaxing outlet. This sums up my whole philosophy on cooking and why I named my blog The Bojon Gourmet in the first place.

    spreading Smashed White Bean Salad on toast

    Chapters include:

    • Breakfast & Brunch (hello Cornbread Pancakes with Strawberry Jam)
    • Starters & Snacks (Layered Mediterranean Hummus Platter FTW)
    • Salads (yasssss Vegan Kale Caesar with Paprika Croutons)
    • Side Veg (can't wait to make Spiced Sweet Potato Wedges with Chive Cream)
    • From Scratch (helpful tutorials on cooking all kinds of legumes and whole grains)
    • Mains - Simplest Fare (Kale and Goat Cheese Rigatoni mmmmm...)
    • Mains - Everyday Favorites (Veggie Supreme Paella yes yes yes)
    • Mains - Special Occasions (Falafel Burgers with Yogurt Dill Sauce please and thank you)
    • and Sweets (I made the GF Vegan Bliss Bites with tahini instead of peanut butter and I'm hooked)

    three Smashed White Bean Salad Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options}

    We've been loving these smashed white bean salad tartines from the Mains - Simplest Fare chapter. Creamy white beans need only the tiniest amount of mayonnaise and a light mashing to develop a luscious texture. One day I was out of white beans and tried it with chickpeas instead, and it wasn't nearly as creamy.

    Sonja and Alex stick to the classic flavors of lemon, celery, garlic, scallion, and a little pepper. They include the header suggestion of adding fresh herbs if you've got 'em, or serving the white bean mash over salad greens. I found some pretty chervil at our co-op – which tastes like mild parsley crossed with fresh fennel – and I replaced the fresh celery with fennel to play up the Italian vibe.

    2 plates of Smashed White Bean Salad Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options}

    Pressed into slices of toasted bread and topped with thinly sliced watermelon radish and a drizzle of olive oil, this white bean salad makes a speedy lunch. Here I used the life-changing gluten-free sourdough boule from Arise Bakery, which you can order and have shipped anywhere in the US.

    The original recipe sandwiches the white bean salad between halved croissant layers, which looks like it would be absolutely divine. If you assemble these tartines on small slices of toasted baguette (also available from Arise Bakery and insanely amazing) you have yourself a fancy dinner party starter. Or serve a scoop atop a green salad, or spread it on crackers for a quick snack. Use vegan mayo and gluten-free bread if your dietary preference would prefer. However you prepare it, you're sure to revel in a pretty simple meal that's good for you, too.

    Smashed White Bean Salad Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options} and cookbook

    More Bean Recipes:

    • Tomato Baked White Beans with Feta and Lemon Parsley Oil
    • Mexican Roasted Veggie Bowls with Beer Beans
    • Creamy Cashew-Miso Pasta with Peas and Fava Beans {gluten-free, vegan option}
    • Baked Chilaquiles with Black Beans and Kale

    *Thanks for reading! For more Bojon Gourmet in your life, follow along on Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest, purchase my gluten-free cookbook Alternative Baker, or subscribe to receive new posts via email. And if you make these Smashed White Bean Salad Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish, I’d love to see! Tag your Instagram snaps @The_Bojon_Gourmet and  #bojongourmet.*

    Smashed White Bean Salad Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options}
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    Smashed White Bean Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options}

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    Creamy white bean salad flavored with herbs and crunchy vegetables makes a quick, easy lunch on toast.
    Alanna Taylor-Tobin
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total: 10 minutes
    Servings: 3 -4 tartines

    Ingredients

    Smashed White Bean Salad:

    • 1 (15-ounce) can navy or cannellini beans
    • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise (vegan if desired; I prefer Spectrum’s organic olive oil mayo)
    • 2 tablespoons fresh, strained lemon juice
    • ½ small fennel bulb or 1 stalk celery, finely diced
    • 3 small green onions, rinsed and thinly sliced
    • ¼ teaspoon celery seed
    • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
    • ¼ - ½ teaspoon fine sea or kosher salt (to taste)
    • a few turns black pepper
    • small handful chopped chervil, chives, basil, or tarragon or a combination, plus extra for finishing the tartines

    Tartines:

    • 3-4 slices bread, toasted (see headnote for my favorite method)
    • thinly sliced watermelon radish or other radish
    • olive oil
    • flaky salt
    • coarsely ground black pepper
    • arugula or pea sprouts, optional

    Instructions

    • Roughly mash the beans in a medium bowl, leaving about a third of them whole. Stir in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, fennel, green onions, celery seed, garlic powder, smaller amount of salt, pepper, and the herbs. Taste, adding more of anything that you feel the salad needs.
    • Spread the white bean salad on the toasted bread and top with radish, a drizzle of olive oil, a few pinches flaky salt, pepper, and herbs or greens, if using. Serve right away.

    Notes

    Lightly adapted from Pretty Simple Cooking by Sonja and Alex Overhiser.
    I like to toast my bread with butter in a cast iron skillet set over medium-low heat; the butter solids and bread caramelize in the pan and it becomes extra crispy. Here I used gluten-free boules from Arise Bakery, which can be mail-ordered anywhere in the US.
    The white bean salad also makes a delicious and simple dip for crackers.
    Nutritional values are based on one of three servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 283kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 12gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 732mgPotassium: 427mgFiber: 11gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 560IUVitamin C: 22.2mgCalcium: 187mgIron: 5mg
    Making this? I'd love to see!Tag your snaps @The_Bojon_Gourmet and #bojongourmet!

    sliced Smashed White Bean Salad Tartine with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options}

    3 Smashed White Bean Salad Tartines with Herbs & Watermelon Radish {gluten-free & vegan options}

     

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    Comments

    1. Anu says

      April 09, 2018 at 5:32 am

      I love this! Lunch tomorrow - thank you!

      Reply
    2. Sonja says

      April 09, 2018 at 10:59 am

      Oh my GOODNESS this photography and adaptation are just DIVINE! Those watermelon radishes look insanely beautiful, and what a fun way to dress up this salad. Thank you so much for the Pretty Simple Cooking love and the kind words about the book -- we are touched! And can't wait to catch up in person very soon. xxoo Sonja (and Alex)

      Reply
    3. Anu says

      April 10, 2018 at 2:24 am

      made this for lunch today and added slices of watermelon, radish, tomato and cucumbers. Also added a minced green chili, chopped onion and some tabasco to the white bean mash. Herbs i used were mint and dill.
      A.MA.Z.I.N.G!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        April 11, 2018 at 12:42 pm

        Yay! I'm so glad you liked them. Those additions sound divine!

        Reply
    4. Natalie says

      April 10, 2018 at 8:38 pm

      They are just so beautiful that I cannot eat them if I have chance to make this xD. Your photography is really inspiring with the great color combination!

      Reply
    5. Laura | Tutti Dolci says

      April 10, 2018 at 11:03 pm

      These are the prettiest tartines for spring, and the book sounds lovely!

      Reply
    6. Rhonda @ Change In Seconds says

      April 11, 2018 at 1:56 pm

      Oh wow! That looks amazing!

      Reply
    7. thefolia says

      April 13, 2018 at 5:09 am

      I love simple, clean and hearty small plates like these, especially how lovely you captured them Happy feasting.

      Reply
    8. vivian says

      April 14, 2018 at 4:29 pm

      These were very good. My grocery store was out of watermelon radishes, so I used yellow heirloom tomato slices and that worked well for me. Thanks for a good recipe!

      Reply
    9. Nitin Tandon says

      June 29, 2021 at 12:50 pm

      Great Blog As Always. A quick browse of my past blog post, and I can see numerous examples where I can use these receips that you described. I will be definitely be sharing on my Facebook right now. Thanks again.
      https://www.nitintandon.com/

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