Bean Salad Recipe
This is a lovely bean salad recipe, or more properly, a bean and legume salad. It is a combination of mixed legumes and green beans in a tasty vinaigrette dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 - 14 to 19 ounce can mixed beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tomato, diced
- 2 green onions, cut into pieces
- 1/2 red pepper, diced
- 1/2 zucchini, diced
- 1 cup green beans, halved, trimmed
Dressing:
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Pinch herbes de Provence, see Tip, below
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a salad bowl, combine mixed beans, tomato, green onions, bell pepper and zucchini.
- In a steamer basket set in a pot of boiling water, steam green beans for about 5 minutes or until tender-crisp.
- For the Dressing: In a small bowl, combine vinegar, oil, mustard, herbes de Provence, and salt and black pepper to taste. Pour over vegetables. Wait at least 15 minutes for flavors to blend before serving.
Notes
Tip:
- Herbes de Provence is a dried herb mixture from southern France. It most often includes thyme, savory, rosemary, marjoram, sage, lavender, bay leaves and basil, as well as fennel seeds. There are many commercial varieties available.
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 8gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 430mgPotassium: 577mgFiber: 9gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1036IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 3mg
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