Herbed Bean And Fresh Tomato Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (16 ounce) can olives, sliced, ripe drained
• 1 (4 ounce) can canned sliced green chiles, dicedmild drained
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped (or green)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh italian flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• 4 large ripe tomatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds)

Recipe

• 1 whisk oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl. toss in beans, olives, chiles, onion, celery, bell pepper, parsley and oregano. cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes to blend flavors.
• 2 to serve, halve the tomatoes through their stem ends, and cut out the cores. cut the halves crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices. arrange tomatoes on a large, deep platter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. spoon bean salad over tomatoes and serve.
• 3 nutritional information per serving: calories 240; total fat 16g; saturated fat 2g; cholesterol 0mg; sodium 700mg; carbohydrate 22g; fiber 7g; protein 5g; vitamin a 15%dv*; vitamin c 30%dv; calcium 10%dv; iron 20%dv.
• 4 * daily value.