Ingredients
- 2 cans cannellini beans – drained and rinsed
- 1 can quartered artichoke hearts – drained
- 1/2 cup green olives – sliced
- 1 cup roasted red peppers – drained and chopped
- 1/2 english cucumber – diced
- 6 plum tomatoes – cored, seeded, and diced
- 2 celery ribs – diced
- 2 green onions – thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup sherry vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley – finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- 2 tsp fresh rosemary – finely chopped
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup olive oil
White bean salad is probably one of the healthier Italian dishes to eat. It is ridiculously easy to make, and doesn’t require any actual cooking at all. The ingredients are simple and not very difficult to obtain; you probably have most of them in your kitchen already. Once you have the proper ingredients, you really just need to toss them together in the portions most suitable to your taste, and presto, you have a wonderful salad that can be eaten as an appetizer or main course.
Packing this for your lunch or your kid’s lunch? Make sure you pack them in an insulated kids lunch kit or in your kid’s lunch box.
Health Benefits
This white bean salad’s main ingredient are cannellini beans. These little guys are packed full of protein which is why they work so well as a vegetarian meat substitute. Eating sufficient quantities of protein is important because protein helps the body build and maintain cells. It also helps with muscle fatigue and muscle tissue damage recovery, which is perfect for weight lifters and physically active people who need to recover from their fatigue quickly.
Nutrition
Per Serving:
268 calories
15.6 g fat
25.4 g carbohydrates
7.2 g protein
0 mg cholesterol
922 mg sodium
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How to Make White Bean Salad
Trivia The flatulence producing effect of beans is caused by oligosaccharides, a type of sugar molecule. |
