Crunchy Pinto Bean Salad Sandwich - FOOD PHOTO SHOOT

in #photography6 years ago

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So another week begins. I hope you had a great weekend. We went to see the new Jurassic World movie and I really liked it. Then I drove up to Sandpoint yesterday with my sister and we hiked to Snow Creek Falls and took lots of photos and video so I’ll be sharing that soon.

I also did some recipe testing over the weekend. Tell me, were you a fan of tuna, egg, or chicken salad sandwiches as a kid? Did you ever consider what it might be like to star a bean in this recipe? I really hadn’t so that’s why I was extremely surprised at how good it was the first time I tasted one. I think it was a garbanzo bean salad, which is probably the most common, and it was so good I knew I wanted to try one in my own kitchen.

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When I decided to make it I didn’t realize I was out of garbanzos so I went to grab an alternative. Pinto beans have always seemed less common to me. I mean, if you love refried beans for taco night then you probably eat them a lot but we don’t think about the refried beans being pintos. It’s similar to how so many tomato-haters still love ketchup or pizza sauce. Sometimes we just don’t think about food, you know?

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My brother absolutely detests onions and mushrooms but he has no idea that they’re in so many of the dishes he likes. It’s just kind of funny. So for this recipe I put the salad on bread to make a sandwich but it’s also great with crackers, chips, wraps, or even on a bed of greens. I think my favorite part about it is that you can add all types of fresh veggies that you’ve got on hand. However, I’ll definitely recommend the riced cauliflower because it gives this perfect crunch.

I also added a handful of chopped walnuts and some pepitas for a little more crunch but any nuts or seeds that you prefer can be used instead. This is just a great Spring/Summer recipe for picnics or easy lunches. It takes almost no time to mix the ingredients together and then it’s ready to enjoy. 😉

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Crunchy Pinto Bean Salad Sandwich
Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 2 - 3 servings

Chickpeas are great, but have you ever tried pinto bean salad? This recipe is a great way to expand your pinto horizons past refried beans.

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) pinto beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons diced onion
2 tablespoons earth balance mayo
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon sriracha
1 bell pepper, seeded and diced
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
3 tablespoons pepitas
1 cup fresh cauliflower, riced
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
sea salt & black pepper to taste
sandwich bread (can be gluten free)
lettuce or spinach
fresh tomatoes. sliced
Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl, add about 1 cup of the beans and mash it together with the onion, mayo, mustard, relish, and sriracha. Add in the chopped veggies and nuts then season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve on a sandwich or as desired. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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The best part of sandwiches are that we might add any thing like vegetables in it if we made at home. This recipe is easy and quick.

Beautiful .. Perfect healthy food, good for you
I think the recipe needs a sauce And fresh juice
Great post from you
Thanks for sharing..‏

Wow that looks really delicious, it's important to balance meals to get as many nutrients as possible without clearly abusing that!

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For something you have gained the reputation that you have, all your presentations and photographs are of another level, I love this bean recipe, I love it, I want to prepare it, I hope it stays as good as it looks in the photographs. Congratulations.

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Looks very delicious and healthy dish also it is easy to make, thanks for sharing and have a good day.

I love like you cook. All the food looks so yummy and healthy. I hope you have a wonderful week

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OMG you are telling me there has been tomato in the pizza sauce ive been eating all this time????!!

@goldmatters yup, they put tomatoes in there, crazy I know

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I love the way you present your dishes your photography skill is amazing.Can we use cucumber seed?

Wow, looks so tasty!
The perfect lunch!!!
Nice work @gringalicious :D

like it! like it! like it!
so simple and so delicious!

I like your food, I would eat it daily without any problem, another of the things that I like most about you are your photos, they are perfect, you work very clean and that is very remarkable. the grains have many important nutrients, I will try to make a meal as good as yours, I just hope it stays as good as the one you made.

@cruza24 very kind words, thanks so much

Looks like a great sandwich.

Can't say that I have ever made a sandwich like that by myself. I also don't think that I have ever eaten one like this ever.

Apparently, I missed out. Only addition I would make to this would be using a bit of tomate paste on the top piece of bread and maybe a pinch of salt and black pepper.

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'tis what I'm here for.

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wow that looks amazingly delicious! I'll have to try this out Thanks for sharing!

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Friend greetings, I hope you are well I invite you to see, this delicious sandwich that prepares, similar to yours, greetings from venezuela, I hope you like it. @gringalicious

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You had me at bread! lol Generally I like any sandwich as long as there is good bread on both sides of it. LOL This looks really good! :) although I am not usually a mayo guy. I might do mustard instead. lol

Delicioso, me gustan los vegetales.

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Delicious and great pics, love the green ones so much

An inspiring new sandwich filler. I love beans too, I must try this! Thank you for sharing @gringalicious :)

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wow nice food ..nice photography also ..i am also photographer .

Woah! They look so good and healthy.
Wish It was my morning breakfast, like right now.

Oh, this looks delicious. I'm down with the flu right now, so I definitely need healthy food.

@susanne so sorry to hear that you are down. I know you'll get up soon thought, best wishes

Nicely done great work by you dear once again and thanks for sharing this special recipe with us :)

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Beautiful, I want to try Greetings. Thanks for sharing. =)

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