Hemp Seed Dressing:

• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 6 tablespoons hemp hearts
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon mellow miso (white miso)
• 1 large clove garlic
• 1/2 cup chives
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves
• 1 small lemon juice, or to taste
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon date syrup or maple syrup, or to taste
• Salt or salt substitute, to taste

Dense Bean Salad:

• 1 cup cooked French lentils or Puy, or green lentils
• 1 cup cooked kidney beans
• 1 cup cooked black beans
• 1 large red bell pepper small dice
• 1 pint grape tomatoes quartered
• 1 cup artichoke hearts marinated and quartered from a jar, strained, and rinsed
• 6 sun-dried tomatoes (jarred, preserved in oil, rinsed) or plain sun-dried tomatoes, soaked in water
• 1 medium shallot minced
• 2 tablespoons capers reduced-sodium, rinsed and minced
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
• 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds