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Sweetened Bean and Tomato Salad
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups dried beans, cooked (look for heirloom varieties at the market)
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
- ¼ cup cider vinegar
- 4 tsp honey (look for a local variety at the market)
- 1 tsp canola oil (peanut also can be used)
- Ground pepper to taste
- ½ pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 2in beans
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup fresh basil, chopped fine
- 16oz tomatoes, sliced (look for fresh varieties at the market)
Directions
- Combine beans, salt, onion, vinegar, honey, and oil in large mixing bowl. Stir, cover and place in fridge for at least 1 hour. (will keep overnight)
- Boil green beans in boiling water 5 min, or until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Pat dry and add to bean mixture.
- Add cherry tomatoes and basil. Season with pepper to taste.
- Serve bean mixture scooped over slices of tomato.
Nutrition
- 106 Calories
- 1.6g Fat
- 0g Sat Fat
- 0mg Cholesterol
- 156mg Sodium
- 19.7g Carb
- 4.9g Fiber
- 4.9g Protein
