Name: Blood Orange and Mixed Bean Salad With Sprouts
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 red Thai chile or other small hot red chile, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 teaspoons Sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar; Kosher salt, ground black pepper; 2 cups cooked, cooled mixed beans (such as black-eyed peas, giant white lima beans, and/or gigante beans); 3 blood or navel oranges; 2 small stalks celery, very thinly sliced on a diagonal; 1 cup sprouts (such as alfalfa, radish, or broccoli), divided; 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, divided

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Beans can roll with virtually any flavor profile, including bright fresh citrus, lime juice, and chiles in this wintery salad.

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