White Bean Salad Recipe

White bean salad recipe. This excellent salad recipe belongs to Greek cuisine. Very easy, healthy and delicious! Ready in a few minutes. If you like to prepare healthy and low-calories salads, you may also like this one:

Sweet-and-Sour Red Cabbage and Apple Salad

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients: 1 medium-size head red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced,  1 large tart apple, peeled, cored, and cubed, 1 small green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced lengthwise into strips, 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped, 1/2 cup (125 ml) red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon clear honey, 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds, 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions: In a large heatproof bowl, combine the cabbage, apple, green bell pepper, and chopped yellow onion. Toss well and set aside.

Place the vinegar, honey, caraway seeds, black pepper, and cloves in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture just begins to boil, for about 1 minute.

Pour the hot mixture over salad and toss well to combine. Let stand at room temperature for half an hour before serving.

Crunchy Carrot Salad Recipe

Another perfect summer salad. Crunchy and delicious.

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients: 5 medium-size carrots, peeled and cut into strips, 2½ teaspoons olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crumbled, 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled, pinch of freshly ground black pepper, 1/2 small zucchini, cut into strips, 1/2 small stalk celery, cut into strips, 1 small canned pimiento, cut into strips, 1½ teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions: In a small saucepan, cook the carrots in unsalted boiling water over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Drain, using a colander, then rinse under cold running water and drain again. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the olive oil, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, and black pepper. Mix well.  Stir in cooked and stripped carrots, zucchini, celery, and pimiento. Toss well to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours, tossing occasionally.

Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice and toss again.

White Bean Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 14 oz (420 ml) can white beans, drained
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• handful of fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 red onion, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• freshly squeezed juice of half lemon
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) extra-virgin olive oil

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