Easy Mediterranean White Bean Salad Recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tofu provides a similar texture while being lower in calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Chop half a cup of parsley finely.

In a small mixing bowl, add the finely diced shallot.

Add two tablespoons of oil from sun-dried tomatoes to the bowl.

Pour in one tablespoon of red wine vinegar.

Squeeze in the juice of one whole lemon.

Add one tablespoon of calabrian chili paste, adjusting for spice preference.

Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and mix well to combine the dressing.

In a separate bowl, add half a cup of roasted red peppers, chopped finely.

Add a quarter cup of sun-dried tomatoes in oil to the bowl.

Add one 19-ounce can of rinsed and drained white beans to the mixture.

Add a third cup of sliced Kalamata olives to the salad.

Pour the dressing over the salad mixture and gently mix until combined, being careful not to mush the beans.

Toast slices of crusty bread in a cast iron skillet for about 30 seconds per side until golden.

Serve the salad on top of the toasted bread or as a side salad.

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