The area of Toronto I live in is referred to as the Entertainment District or Clubland. Shudder.
On Friday and Saturday night packs of just legal kids from the Suburbs descend on my neighbourhood. The truth is, only a few years ago I was one of them.
However now that I’m older, wiser and a lot more dull, I spend my Friday nights doing my favourite activity of all…grocery shopping.
I like to get dolled up in my cutest track pants and strut my fine self up to Whole Foods in Yorkville. Sometimes, while descending down the escalator to the store, I wear my trendy Juicy Couture sunglasses that I bought at a discount store in NYC so that customers and employees will think I am a famous European movie star. I am not even kidding you.
But I digress.
This particular Friday I found a gorgeous assortment of beans. I choose the standard green and picked up a cool purple pod pole bean. And you thought I didn’t know how to have a good time.
I transformed my beans into a gorgeous salad with a tangy honey-mustard vinaigrette dressing.
Bean Salad with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Salad
2 cups beans, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup red kidney beans
Vinaigrette
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp prepared stone ground mustard (look for an organic, sugar-free kind)
2 tsp honey, raw and unpasteurized
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Chop beans and celery and assemble into a salad with red kidney beans
2. Combine all ingredients for the vinaigrette into a bowl and whisk together until combined (makes about 1 cup)
3. Drizzle vinaigrette over salad, refrigerate for a few hours to lets dressing absorb into beans.
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If you ever need an entourage for your Friday night escapades, you know who to call.
The bean salad looks delicious.
It would be my honour to shop with a famous vegan chef
Not to start something here, but I’m seeing more and more folks include honey and call it vegan…I’d sub it out for another vegan option, be it agave, maple syrup, yacon. As a vegan who won’t eat honey I’m always a bit caught when I see vegan and honey listed as inclusive as for most vegans- at least in my experience and community- we don’t consume or use honey. The salad looks great though, btw.
Thanks for your comment Stephanie! You are absolutely not starting something, I welcome and appreciate your opinion!
I use local, raw and unpasteurized for health reasons as it is extremely antimicrobial, antibacterial and antifungal and has a high enzymatic content. I know it is a spot of contention between vegans, I know many who consume honey and many who don’t, I use it for health reasons. I hope that helps
Thank you for your fabulous suggestions for honey substitutes!
Fabulous looking salad, and I love your hip Friday night, I would go to that kind of party!
Want to know just how cool I am? After spending 4 hours at the markets on Saturday, I came home and re-aranged my kitchen. ALMOST as cool as you. Almost. 
xoxo
Your bean salad looks AMAZING!