White Bean Salad

Ok, so the last few recipes (or the next few, depending on which way you're reading this) have been salads. Guess what? This one is too...I'm going through a salad phase!

This dish is great for people with arthritis as the apple cider vinegar, radishes and cucumber are all beneficial foods.

White Bean Salad:

Ingredients:

50g mesclun*
1/2 cup (100g) canned white beans**
2 Tbsp coarsely chopped fresh tarragon
2 Tbsp coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 small carrot (70g), cut into matchsticks
1/2 lebanese cucumber (65g), cut into matchsticks
2 red radishes (70g), trimmed, cut into matchsticks
2 Tbsp apple juice
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp toasted sunflower seeds
1 Tbsp toasted pepitas

Method:

1. Place mesclun, beans, herbs, carrot, cucumber, radish, juice and vinegar in a medum bowl. Toss gently to combine.

2. Serve salad topped with seeds.



* Note: Mesclun is a salad mix of assorted small, young salad leaves. The mix varies depending on the source, but it may include lettuces, spinach, rocket/roquette, Swiss chard/silverbeet, mustard greens, endive, dandelion, frisée, mizuna, oak leaf, mâche, radicchio, sorrel, and/or other leafy vegetables. Mesclun is good up to 5 days in a plastic bag. Wash and blot dry just before using.

** Note: Many varieties of pre-cooked white beans are available canned, e.g. cannellini, butter and haricot beans. Any of these is suitable for this dish

Serves: 1 as a complete meal, or 2 as a side dish

Rating: 4