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Bean and Walnut Salad with Fried Eggs

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Danny Kim

If you don’t have time to make a batch of flageolets from scratch, choose the best canned cannellini beans you can find. We're a big fan of Bioitalia beans.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4, plus leftover beans for lunch Servings

Ingredients

1¼ cups dried flageolet beans, soaked overnight, drained
1 head of garlic, halved crosswise
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
1 small dried chile de árbol
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling
½ cup chopped toasted walnuts
½ cup Big Batch of Caramelized Onions (click here for recipe)
1 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped, plus more leaves for serving
¼ cup fresh tarragon, chopped
4 large eggs

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine beans, garlic, thyme, chile, and 4 cups water in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; season with salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until beans are tender, 30–40 minutes. Let cool in liquid; remove garlic. Reserve ½ cup beans for tomorrow’s lunch.

    Step 2

    In a large bowl, whisk together mustard, vinegar, and 2 Tbsp. oil; season with salt and pepper. Add remaining beans, walnuts, Caramelized Onions, parsley, and tarragon and toss to combine.

    Step 3

    Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Crack eggs into oil and reduce heat to medium. Cook, undisturbed, until whites are set but yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper.

    Step 4

    Serve each portion of bean salad topped with a fried egg, more parsley leaves, a turn of ground pepper, and a drizzle of oil.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 350 Fat (g) 25 Saturated Fat (g) 4 Cholesterol (mg) 215 Carbohydrates (g) 21 Dietary Fiber (g) 5 Total Sugars (g) 2 Protein (g) 14 Sodium (mg) 160
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