Ingredients

  • Salad
  • 1 1/2 cups cannellini beans
  • 1 1/2 cups dark red kidney beans
  • 2 fresh tomatoes, diced (I used various colors of heirloom tomatoes including San Marzanos)
  • 4 green onions, chopped (green and white parts-use purple scallions if you can find them)
  • 1 small banana pepper, thinly sliced (also known as cubanelle)
  • 1/4 medium red onion (diced or sliced)
  • lettuce (to line the platter, optional, optional) (optional) or mixed greens (to line the platter) (optional)
  • Dressing
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon, juice of
  • salt, to taste
  • fresh crack black pepper, to taste
  • Garnish
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and each egg quartered
  • black olives (I used Greek black olives)
  • fresh parsley (NOT dried)

Method

  • Rinse and drain the beans.
  • Toss the beans with the other salad ingredients and transfer to a serving platter. (If you wish, the serving platter can be lined with lettuce or mixed greens first.).
  • Whisk the dressing ingredients together and pour on top. Set salad aside to marinate for 1 hour.
  • Before serving, garnish with eggs, black olives and parsley.
  • Servings are estimated.
  • Preparation time is estimated using canned beans.