American/Italian•healthy
White Bean Salad
Beans never tasted so good, this easy vegetarian White Bean Salad is a delicious healthy salad recipe.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
4
- 3 cup cooked white beans (navy, cannellini or Great Northern beans)*
- 1-2 medium ripe firm tomatoes (seeded and chopped)
- 1/2 red onion (chopped)
- 1/2 cup sliced black olives
- 2-3 tbsp fresh Italian parsley (finely chopped)
- 1/4 tsp dry basil or 4-5 fresh basil leaves (chopped)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1-2 tbsp red wine vinegar (to taste, depends on the strength of the vinegar)
- 1-2 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1-2 dashes black pepper
- 3 tbsp bean liquid
Instructions
- 1
If you are using cooked dried beans or frozen then drain them but keep aside some liquid. If using canned beans then rinse them and drain well (keep some liquid).
- 2
In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, wine vinegar, garlic, salt , pepper and the bean liquid. Set aside, (refrigerate the dressing if you are cooking the beans (dried or frozen). Stir it again before putting it together.
- 3
In a large bowl, combine the beans, chopped tomatoes, onions, sliced black olives, chopped parsley and basil, then pour the dressing over the beans and gently combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour or even overnight before serving.