Bobena Salata (Bulgarian White Bean Salad)

Name: Bobena Salata (Bulgarian White Bean Salad)
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Bulgarian
Ingredients: 800g tinned haricot beans, drained and rinsed (2 tins); 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 1 red pepper, finely diced; 1 tomato, diced; 4 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped; 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp dried mint; 0.5 tsp salt

Tender white beans tossed with onion, peppers, parsley and a sharp vinegar dressing. Great cold with grilled food.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.53 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

Estimated nutrition per serving

378kcal
42.8gcarbs
6.6gof which sugars
13.7gfat
3.5gsaturates
17.6gprotein
14.5gfibre
1.5gsalt

A rough estimate worked out from the ingredients, for the serving size above. It is a guide only and not medical advice. If you count carbs or manage diabetes, check with your own tools and your care team.

4 servings

Ingredients

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800 gtinned haricot beansdrained and rinsed (2 tins)
1red onionthinly sliced
1red pepperfinely diced
1tomatodiced
4 tbspfresh flat leaf parsleychopped
3 tbspsunflower oil
2 tbspwhite wine vinegar
1 tspdried mint
½ tspsalt

Method

1
Put the sliced onion in a bowl, sprinkle with half the salt and the vinegar, and leave for 10 minutes to soften.
10 min
2
Whisk the oil, mint and the rest of the salt into the onions and vinegar.
3
Add the beans, pepper, tomato and parsley and fold together gently so the beans do not break.
4
Taste and add more vinegar or salt if it needs it. Leave for 10 minutes so the flavours mingle.
5
Serve at room temperature, with bread and sirene or grilled meat.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.