White Bean Herbed Salad with Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

Prep:15min

*Roasted Garlic: *can be made ahead* 1 head, end sliced then drizzled w/ olive oil, wrapped in aluminum foil & roasted for 35-40 mins on 425.**

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:58:16 GMT

Ingredients

5 servings

For the dressing:

1 Tbsplemon juice

1 Tbspred wine vinegar

2 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbspmaple syrup

1 tspmustard

½ tspdried oregano

½ tspsalt

¼ tsppepper

1 headroasted garlic

For the salad:

1can white beans

rinsed and drained

1 cupPersian cucumbers

finely chopped

1 pintcherry tomatoes

1 cupcilantro

½ cupbasil

½ cupscallions

¾ cuproasted sunflower seeds

½ cupshredded parmesan cheese

½ tspsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Make the dressing. Gently squeeze the roasted garlic out of the peel, mash it with the flat side of a knife and add it to a small bowl. Next, add the lemon juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup, mustard, oregano, salt and pepper. Mix with a whisk or fork to combine. Set aside.

Step 2

Assemble the salad. Add the white beans, cucumber, tomatoes, peas, cilantro, basil, scallions, avocado and sunflower seeds and toss to combine. Add the parmesan cheese and salt and toss again. Last, add the dressing and toss once more until well coated.

Step 3

Serve with chips or pita.