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My good friend Martha makes a mean bean salad so when she gave me two recipes, I decided to share the goodness. Here are her rather tasty and very healthy bean salad recipes…

Bean salad and bread (serves 2)

• 1 tin red kidney beans, drained
• Quarter of an onion, finely chopped
• 1 biggish tomato chopped
• Handful of parsley, ripped
• Handful of basil
• Handful of black olives
• Sprinkle of herbs de Provence/thyme
• Fresh bread
• Dressing: olive oil, vinegar, garlic cloves (leave the cloves to evolve for an hour or so, or if short on time, add a clove of crushed
  garlic direct to the salad).

Bean and tuna salad (serves 2)

• 1 tin of flageolet beans, drained
• Quarter of an onion, finely chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• Handful of parsley, ripped
• Handful of basil
• Handful of black olives
• Teaspoon or so of ground cumin
• Good squeeze of lemon
• Dressing: as above, nice with lots of garlic.

Remember, it's all very casual (VC). Taste and see if you need to add anything else … frivolity recommended. You may like to add salt and black pepper.