Monday, April 26, 2010

Chopped Vegetable and Bean Salad


In my opinion a perfect, fresh spring or summer salad. 
You can either eat this as a main dish salad or as a side dish.


CHOPPED VEGETABLE AND BEAN SALAD
from: experiencelifemag.com

Dressing:

Whisk together,
3 Tbs. red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 Tbs. olive oil


Salad:
1 large head romaine, chopped
1/2 cup peeled and diced cucumber
1/2 cup diced red pepper
1/4 cup diced yellow pepper
1/4 cup peeled and diced carrots
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup diced black olives
3/4 tsp chopped fresh oregano
2 tsp chopped fresh basil
3/4 cup diced tomato
3/4 cup (cooked ~ not dried) white beans
1/2 cup cooked garbanzo beans


In a large bowl, combine salad ingredients.




Add salad dressing and toss lightly.

*** When I make it, I don't really measure out the salad ingredients. I usually use 1 can of navy beans and 1 can of garbanzo beans instead of the 3/4 cup and 1/2 cup the recipe says.  I also used grape tomatoes and either cut them in half or leave them whole.


ENJOY!


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DIY Day @ ASPTL

10 comments:

jeana said...

This looks fantastic! Can't wait to make it, thanks!

Jennifer Juniper said...

I love a chopped salad! I love it so much I actually bought these 4 blade scissors to chop it...that I've only used once. Oops :)

Question: HOW am I going to make up 10 points on our AI League?!?

MarytheKay said...

I'm here from DIY Day... WOW, your salad looks delicious!!!

carissa said...

this looks so tasty! i love finding healthy recipes that look tempting... it makes it a whole lot easier to eat my veggies! thanks for sharing the goodness with us!

Lori P said...

This looks delicious. I'm going to bookmark it in my recipe favorites. Thanks!

Rhiannon Bosse said...

This sounds so fantastic and delish! wowzas :)

the treat girl said...

Those are THE.PRETTIEST pictures of a salad I have EVER seen!!!!!! Looks terrific!

Jennifer {Studio JRU} said...

YUM! :)

Joyeful said...

Mmmm....I just might have to make this!!! And it's healthy, too : )

Unknown said...

This not only is good for you, but oh so pretty!