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Hi Friends! Welcome back to Healthy Grocery Girl and Happy 4th of July! If you’re looking for gluten-free, dairy-free & DELICIOUS fun recipes for the 4th of July or any summer party… today’s blog is for you! I\u2019m sharing 3 Healthy Summer recipes all featuring one of my favorite plant-powered protein sources\u2026 beans! Beans are high in protein, fiber and beans are better for the environment compared to other proteins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A big thank you to the <\/span>California Dry Bean Growers Association<\/span><\/a> for partnering with us on today\u2019s video! I\u2019ll be using dry Large Lima Beans also known as Butter Beans, Yellow Beans Beans and Chickpeas for my recipes today. A few of the benefits of fresh dry beans is that they are very affordable, soaking beans before cooking can increase digestibility and can help remove any particles from nature such as dust or dirt.<\/span><\/p>\n

My favorite way of soaking beans, because it is just so easy to do, is the overnight soak. Add your dry beans to a mason jar, don\u2019t fill more than \u00be of the way. Then fill the jar to the top with water. Add a lid and place in the fridge overnight. The next day, drain and rinse the beans well, finally simmer the beans on the stove top for about 1 hour, until they reach your desired consistency.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s get started with our recipes!<\/p>\n