Saturday, February 21, 2009

White Bean Salad with Green Olives & Tarragon

This is surprisingly delicious and quite healthy. I didn't have Tarragon and I used rice vinegar instead of sherry, but it didn't matter. It's a lovely combination.

3 cups cooked white beans, rinsed if canned
2 small celery ribs, thinly sliced
18 Spanish green olives, pitted and sliced
2 TBSP chopped tarragon (I'm going to try sage next time)
1 TBSP sherry (or other) vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 TSP paprika
Salt and pepper
4-5 TBSP extra virgin olive oil

Put the beans in a bowl with the celery, olives, and tarragon, and gently mix everything together. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, garlic, paprika, and 1/4 TSP salt, then whisk in oil. Taste and adjust seasonings, then pour the dressing over the beans. Add pepper and mix gently again. Serve at room temperature.

1 comment:

  1. I made this yesterday. I would never have thought of adding the paprika and it gives a really interesting twist to the beans. I ended up adding about 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to the seasoning to boost the taste (maybe because I didn't use a strong vinegar?). Very fresh and tasty. Thanks!

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