Cannelini Salad Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
15 oz can canelini beans, drained
1 grated zest of 1 lemon
1 juice of 1 lemon
1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
3 each garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp fresh rosemary, minced
2 each fresh sage leaves, chopped
2 tbsp nicoise olives, pitted & - chopped
1 salt & pepper to taste
6 each leaves butter lettuce
Recipe Preparation
Combine all ingredients in a bowl except lettuce. Toss well & chill
for at least an hour, preferably overnight. To serve, place a scoop
of bean salad in each lettuce leaf.
PER SERVING: 91 Cal.; 5g Prot.; 0.1g Fat; 18g Carb.; 0 Chol.; 185mg
Sod.; 3mg Fiber.
VT July, 1993
Servings: 6
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