Thursday March 18 , 2010
Three Bean Salad with Rocket Dressing
Created by Ehmer,
Description This three bean salad has, as one can work out from the name, three kinds of beans. It also has grilled tomatoes and a rocket and red wine dressing.
Ingredients
At a glance
Serves
4-6

Dressing

  • 2 oz wild rocket leaves -1 bunch
  • 1 Tbs red wine
  • 3 Tbs olive oil
  • Salad

    • 8 oz cherry tomatoes -1 small basket- halved
    • 2 Tbs chopped fresh chives
    • 2 Tbs chopped pitted black olives
    • 1 can (15 oz) cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
    • 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
    • 1 cup cooked green beans
Methods/steps

Dressing

  1. Put all ingredients in a food processor -or a suitable container to use your hand blender.
  2. Process until combined.

Salad

  1. Grill or cook tomatoes under the broiler for 10 minutes. Alternatively, preheat oven to 375°F (1807deg;C) and bake for 10-15 minutes.
  2. Place all the ingredients in a large salad bowl. Add the tomatoes.
  3. Drizzle over the dressing and toss to coat.
Additional Tips

Make this a more filling dish by adding some rosemary roasted lamb, diced, especially boneless shoulder of lamb or neck fillet.

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