B & B SALAD
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 can Cannellini beans Option to use white northern beans, or cooked chickpeas
- 5 Roma Tomatoes diced Make sure your Romas are firm. Substitution cherry or plum tomatoes
- 1/2 cup sliced or chopped basil leaves
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar definitely use a good/best quality balsamic vinegar. It should taste like something you want to drizzle over ice cream
- 1/4 cup Red onion, diced or I prefer thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup toasted pecans To add something different, put your pecans in a skillet and heat evenly. add 1 tsp butter or olive oil, and sprinkle 1-2tbsp brown sugar. Heat thoroughly and stir. Remove from heat within 2 minutes and let cool.
- 1/2 cup fresh mozzarella Optional, peel or cut small cubes from mozzarella ball and sprinkle over top
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Rinse and drain your beans. In a separate dish prepare the tomatoes and onion, set aside. Prepare your dressing by combining balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, a dash of salt and pepper and set aside. Now combine your beans, tomatoes, red onion and pecans if you choose to add those to your dish. Sprinkle in the basil and fresh mozzarella. Pour dressing over top, gently toss and serve. Served at room temperature or cold.
Notes
So this is definitely a dish that taste even better the next day! Get it..... the longer it marinates the better it taste. It has never lasted in my house past day 2!