My Favourite Weight-Loss Recipes: Bean salad wrap

RECIPE: Bean salad wrap

Beans are amazingly good for you. They contain protein, fibre and lots of nutrients which differ a bit, based on the beans selected.

For the following recipe I like to use at least three different beans for a variety of taste, texture and nutritional value. Choose whatever three you'd like from your supermarket. You can't really go wrong…

Plus, these are all canned, so preparation is quick and easy!

Try: cannellini beans, baked beans, chickpeas, black beans, lentils, or even get the tins of bean mixes that are available at most supermarkets.

Drain the liquid from the cans of beans – try to get rid of as much liquid as possible (it can be reserved for soup stock).

Then put the beans in a bowl, and add your favourite salad ingredients - the only thing I'd skip is spinach or lettuce as these don't really suit the overall idea of the meal. I like to add cherry tomatoes (you can use various different varieties), cucumber, celery, sprouts, feta cheese, spring onions, bell peppers, and whatever other items take my fancy at the time.

Make a dressing by mixing a spoon of mustard with some mixed herbs, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Put the salad into a wrap and enjoy!

(Depending on how many tins you use, you could make quite a lot of bean salad, but it lasts a fair amount of time if you keep it in the fridge. It’s a great lunch-time meal to take to work with you)

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