Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad (vegan + no-cook!)- Earthly Provisions

Name: Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 15oz Cans of Cannellini Beans, drained and rinsed; 1 Cup Grape or Cherry Tomatoes, halved; 1 Cup Italian Parsley, lightly packed, chopped; 1/2 Large Fennel Bulb, cored and thinly sliced; 1/2 Small Red Onion, thinly sliced; 1/4 Cup Chopped Sun-Dried Tomatoes; 2 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar; 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Salt and Freshly Cracked Black Pepper to taste

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This Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad is full of plant protein from white beans and is bursting with Italian flavors. This bean salad only requires 8 ingredients and 10 minutes to make and it gets better as it sits in the refrigerator. The perfect Spring and Summer meal prep recipe!

Italian Cannellini Bean Salad in a large bowl on a white cloth with an olive oil bottle in the background.

Beans and lentils are one of my favorite pantry staples. Canned chickpeas turn into Buffalo Chickpea Wraps in minutes. And, canned lentils turn into Lentil Tacos in a flash. And, if you're more of a butterbean person, they turn into Vegan Creamy Tuscan Butter Beans in 15 minutes! They make cooking so fast and easy.

But today, we are focusing on cannellini beans. They are big, creamy, and hearty and make this Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad come together in a flash.

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Why You'll Love This Recipe
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Substitutions
How to Work with Fennel
Step by Step Instructions
Recipe FAQs
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

This salad is super easy to make and only requires 10 minutes!
It gets better as it sits in the refrigerator.
This Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad is full of Italian flavors like fennel and sun-dried tomato.
It only requires 8 ingredients to make.
And it is gluten-free, dairy-free, and completely vegan so anyone can enjoy it!

Ingredient Notes

Ingredients needed for making this bean salad in small bowls on a marble surface.

Cannellini Beans: Cannellini beans are big Italian white beans that make this salad hearty and filling. They are also labeled as white kidney beans.

Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Grape Tomatoes: I like to use both types for layers of flavor.

Fennel: I love raw fennel in salads like my Fennel Cucumber Salad. It has a mild anise flavor and adds a nice crunch to this Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad.

White Wine Vinegar: I use white wine vinegar, but you can also use red wine vinegar!

Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Use good quality olive oil, here. I like Lucini Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Substitutions

Cannellini beans can be substituted for any white bean. Navy beans or Northern beans would be my top choice.

If you don't like parsley, leave it out! I have made this Italian Cannellini Bean Salad this way before with delicious results.

How to Work with Fennel

Step 1. This is a whole fresh fennel. Start by chopping the stalks off and peeling the outermost layer of the bulb off because its usually very tough.

Quartered and cored fennel bulb on a marble surface.

Step 2. Then, quarter the bulb and remove the core. Finally, slice thinly, across the grain. Fennel has lines like celery and can be stringy in the same way that celery can be.

Step by Step Instructions

Ingredients for bean salad in a large mixing bowl.

Step 1. To make the salad, add the cannellini beans, cherry tomatoes, sliced red onion, sliced fennel, chopped sun-dried tomatoes and parsley to a large bowl.

Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad in a white bowl on a white cloth with parsley in the foreground.

Step 2. Dress the Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad with extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt and freshly cracked black pepper and toss to combine. Serve!

Recipe FAQs

How should I store this Tuscan Bean Salad?

Place it into an airtight container and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Can cannellini beans be eaten cold?

Yes! They are delicious, soft and creamy when cold. They do not get crumbly or dry like some other types of beans.

What is the difference between cannellini beans and great northern beans?

Cannellini beans are slightly larger. But, in general, they are good substitutes for each other.

Expert Recipe Tips

If you want to add basil to this salad, add it to each portion individually. Basil wilts very quickly, so the salad will not store as well if you mix basil into it!

Tuscan cannellini bean salad with tomatoes and parsley in it in a large bowl on a white cloth.

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