Goal: Bring a homemade lunch to work.
Its 7:00 a.m. on a Monday and the last thing you are thinking about is eating healthy at noon. The kids are screaming in preparation for school, while you are making sure backpacks are packed and each kid is wearing matching socks. You can barely remember if you brushed your teeth this morning, yet somehow its already time to leave for the morning drop off routine.
So, where your homemade lunch? Let us guess, it’s probably still a figment of your imagination and soon to be a forgotten goal. The next step is grabbing the closest microwave meal just to get through the day. Randall Beans wants to help change your lunchtime strategy by never letting you settle for a microwave meal.
Our shrimp and bean salad recipe is the first step to ending your bad eating habits. The combination of shrimp, beans, olives, green onions, cucumbers and red pepper will leave you feeling full, but not heavy or sluggish. For an added bonus, our shrimp and bean salad tastes best when refrigerated making it an easy dish to grab and go. Ditch the microwave meals for a crisp, refreshing, and flavorful salad.
Ingredients
- 1 (48-oz) jar Randall Great Northern Beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups cooked and shelled shrimp
- 1 cup chopped red pepper
- 1/2 cup sliced pitted ripe olives
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
- 1/2 cup chopped cucumber, with skin
- 1/2 cup salad oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- Hot pepper sauce, to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Rinse Randall Beans with cold water, drain well. In large bowl, combine Randall Beans, shrimp, red peppers, ripe olives, green onions, and cucumbers. Set aside.
- Combine salad oil, lemon juice, basil, lemon rind, salt, dry mustard, and sugar. Mix well until oil and vinegar are combined. Pour over bean mixture, mix well.
- Serve shrimp and bean salad on lettuce leaf. Garnish with fresh basil leaves or lemon wedges.
Try another bean inspired salad
Pinto Bean, Roasted Red Pepper and Steak Salad
Mixed Bean and Corn Farmer’s Market Salad
Summertime is the perfect time to try this tasty recipe featuring Randall Beans Great Northern Beans.
