Rajma Salad is a super easy and delish high-protein, red kidney bean salad. Made in a jiffy and packed with nutrients, it’s a tasty salad you’ll love! Filled with bright, fresh, zesty flavours, it’s perfect for a healthy light lunch or tasty side!
This simple kidney bean salad is versatile and you can make it with whatever beans you have in your pantry. You could use canned or home cooked beans. If using canned beans, make sure to drain them and rinse the beans under cold water before combining with the other salad ingredients.
Cooked kidney beans are a great addition to an effective weight-loss diet. Kidney beans are high in protein and fibre and contain proteins that help reduce the digestion of starches, all of which may aid in weight loss.
Rajma Salad Recipe:
Red kidney beans salad, a high protein summer dish, can be made in a cinch and is so colourful and nourishing. This lip-smacking, nutrient-packed vegetarian salad is amazing and one of my favourite salad recipes. A great summer salad, it pairs well with any grilled dish.
- To make vegetarian rajma salad, firstly soak the kidney beans overnight. Next morning, drain the water and rinse the kidney beans well.
- Place the rajma in a pressure cooker with sufficient water and cook on high for 10 whistles or until soft. Turn off the stove knob and allow the pressure to come down.
- Meanwhile, slice the onion and chop the tomato, green chilli and coriander leaves and keep aside.
- In a small bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Keep the rajma salad dressing aside.
- Once the pressure comes down, open the cooker and strain the boiled kidney beans. Then transfer the boiled rajma into a large bowl.
- Add the sliced onions.
- Next put in chopped tomatoes.
- Mix in the green chillies.
- Add the chopped coriander leaves.
- Pour the prepared dressing over the red kidney beans.
- Toss to coat well.
- Serve Rajma Salad cold or at room temperature with chilli cheese toast or garlic bread.
If you are searching for more vegetarian salad recipes, then do try out Beet Salad.
Red Kidney Beans Salad Recipe details below:
Red Beans Protein Salad
Ingredients
- 250 grams Rajma/Kidney beans
- 1 medium Onion sliced
- 1 medium Tomato chopped
- 2 Green chillies chopped
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
For the dressing:
- 1 tsp Salt
- 4 tsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
Instructions
- Soak the rajma overnight. Next day, rinse well and place in pressure cooker. Pour sufficient water and cook for about 10 whistles or until soft.
- Meanwhile, slice the onion and finely chop the tomato, green chillies and coriander.
- Also, mix together lemon juice, olive oil and salt in a small bowl. Set the dressing aside.
- Once cool, drain the water and transfer the cooked rajma into a large mixing bowl. Add sliced onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped green chillies and chopped coriander leaves.
- Mix well.
- Add the prepared dressing to the kidney bean salad.
- Serve Red Kidney Bean Salad, either chilled or at room temperature, with garlic bread or a bowl of tortilla chips
