Beef and Bean Salad

1. 1 Stewing beefpack 600 g ≈ $11.47 80 g
2. 2 Canned red beanspack 400 g ≈ $1.10 25 g
3. 3 Cucumbers≈ $3.67 per kg 25 g
4. 4 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 5 g
5. 5 Pine nutspack 50 g ≈ $5.00Not in every store: Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Whole Foods 10 g
6. 6 Mayonnaise 14 g
7. 7 Dillpack 50 g ≈ $1.80 5 g
8. 8 Salt 2 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

1. Cover the beef with cold water, add salt, bring to a boil, then simmer gently for 70–90 minutes until tender; cool in the broth

2. Drain the liquid from the canned² beans

3. Cube the cucumber³ and finely chop the dill⁷

4. Grind the garlic⁴ finely with a microplane

5. Cut the cooled beef into cubes

6. Combine the beef, beans, cucumber³, garlic⁴, dill⁷, and half the pine⁵ nuts

7. Toss with mayonnaise, season with salt if needed, and mix well

8. Top with the remaining pine⁵ nuts and serve