Italian Chopped Dense Bean Salad

Name: Italian Chopped Dense Bean Salad
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 bag of Persian cucumbers; 1 container of cherry tomatoes; 1 bunch of parsley; 1 container of mini mozzarella balls; 1 container of calabrese or salami; 1 shallot; 1 can of chickpeas; 1 can of white beans; 1/2 a jar of sliced kalamata olives; 1/2 a jar of sliced pepperoncinis; 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese; For the Dressing; 2 cloves of grated garlic; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tbs dijon mustard; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; the juice of half a lemon

7 steps

Updated at: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:23:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories937.4 kcal (47%)

Total Fat53.2 g (76%)

Carbs65 g (25%)

Sugars6.2 g (7%)

Protein52.7 g (105%)

Sodium1942.7 mg (97%)

Fiber15.9 g (57%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

1 bagPersian cucumbers

1 containercherry tomatoes

1 bunchparsley

1 containermini mozzarella balls

1 containercalabrese

0.5 jarsliced kalamata olives

0.5 jarpepperoncinis

sliced

1 cupparmesan cheese

2 clovesgarlic

¼ cupred wine vinegar

¼ cupolive oil

2 Tbsdijon mustard

1 tspsea salt

1 tspitalian seasoning

0.5the juice of lemon

Instructions

Step 1

Dice the cucumbers, slice your tomatoes in half, chop the parsley, finely mince your shallot, and thinly slice your calabrese.

Step 2

Add the cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, shallot, and calabrese to a bowl.

Step 3

Add in the grated parmesan, mini mozzarella balls, sliced olives, and pepperoncini.

Step 4

Rinse and drain your chickpeas and white beans and add them to the bowl.

Step 5

In a large cup add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, sea salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Use a milk frother to blend until creamy.

Step 6

Pour the dressing over the top of the salad ingredients and toss aggressively.

Step 7

Enjoy! This keeps in the fridge well for about 4 days but I think it's still good for about a week. It makes about 5 servings!