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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