White bean-vegetable salad

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾cupDiced carrot
3tablespoonsRed wine vinegar
2tablespoonsOlive oil
¼teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonDried basil
teaspoonDried thyme
teaspoonCrushed red pepper
teaspoonRubbed sage
teaspoonBlack pepper
2Cloves garlic, minced
1cupDiced yellow bell pepper
½cupThinly sliced green onions
10Cherry tomatoes, quartered
32ouncesCannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained
4cupsTorn curly endive

Directions

Bring ¼ cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; add carrot, and cook 1 minute. Drain; set aside.

Combine vinegar and the next 8 ingredients (vinegar through garlic) in a large bowl, and stir well with a wire whisk. Add carrot, bell pepper, green onions, tomatoes, and beans, and toss well. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1-½ cups bean mixture and 1 cup endive).

Per serving: 930 Calories; 10g Fat (9% calories from fat); 58g Protein; 162g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 225mg Sodium Serving Ideas : Spoon onto individual endive-lined salad plates.

Recipe by: Cooking Light, April 1995, page 114 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #410 by igor@... on Jan 28, 1997.