Ihave something to confess: during the last three heatwaves , I found myself snacking on popcorn for dinner while the groceries I’d bought for the week stared forlornly at me from the fridge.

It’s not because I don’t love my usual meal rotation (I do). It’s just that during our unusually uncomfortable hot weather , I can’t stand to stick the oven on at all. Nor do I want to stand over my stove for more than 10 minutes.

In times like these, I love something like a dense bean salad – a hearty, filling recipe that lasts for days and can simply be piled up on your plate from the fridge.

So, I recently tried a variation of the Spanish papas aliñás salad . It’ll be my dinner tonight for the third day in a row (I don’t recommend keeping it longer).

To be completely honest with you,

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