White Bean Zucchini Basil Salad

Name: White Bean Zucchini Basil Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 zucchini, small to medium; 2 roma tomatoes; 2 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans; 1/2 large red onion; 1/4 cup fresh basil; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/3 cup white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 teaspoons mustard; 1 teaspoon salt; pepper

Submitted by RubySue

"A delicious summer salad perfect for picnics and potlucks. When dicing vegetables try and make the bits about as big as the beans. This makes for a pretty presentation and it's easier to get on the fork."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 10-12

ingredients

2 zucchini, small to medium
2 roma tomatoes
2 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans
¹⁄₂ large red onion
¹⁄₄ cup fresh basil
¹⁄₄ cup olive oil
¹⁄₃ cup white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons mustard
1 teaspoon salt
pepper

directions

Rinse beans in colander and place in a large bowl.
Dice zucchini and onion, place in bowl with beans.
Seed the tomatoes, dice and add to beans and veggies.
Finely chop basil and add to other ingredients.
Whisk oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard salt and pepper. You can also blend in a food processor or mix with a hand-held blender.
Pour dressing over the other ingredients and mix gently.
Serve or refrigerate until serving time.

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Reviews

This is a great recipe that got lots of compliments at my potluck hike. The hubby really liked the white beans and while the dressing quantity was a bit more generous than I feel was necessary to adequately cover and marinate the salad, it was still a relatively healthy dish. It did take longer than the estimated time posted here, about 40 minutes, even though my tomatoes were so fresh, I barely had to seed them. That said, it is a relatively easy dish to make and one I will likely prepare again. I agree, the uniform chopping does make for a very nice presentation, although I do hate to waste any part of fruit and vegetables by seeding them.

Mrs. Atkins
Very nice salad for hot summer days. I had to sub the white beans, using red instead. Everything else was as written. Next time I may try white beans, red tomatoes and yellow squash. Maybe even add black olives. Yummy and looking forward to the leftovers tomorrow

annroberts54
I made this recipe as exactly as written and loved it. It was quick to prepare, inexpensive, healthy and delicious. That definitely makes it a keeper in my book. My husband and I had it for lunch two days in a row, and I agree with another reviewer that it was even better the second day. The fresh basil is essential to this salad, I don't think I would substitute dry. Thanks for posting!

MamaJ
Delicious and very easy. Unusual for a salad to use raw zucchini but we liked it. I might decrease the amount of beans and increase the amount of tomatoes, especially in the height of the tomato season. The dressing was delicious and I will certainly use that on other salads. I loved the basil, too.

mrsjspeech_12662988
It is not summer, but this reminded me that it is only five months off! Very refreshing and pleasant salad.

morgainegeiser

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Tweaks

I downsized this recipe to only make enough as a side dish for hubby and I with some baked salmon. Rather than stick with a uniform dice for the veggies, varied their size and shape for added interest on the plate. I also used cherry tomatoes instead of roma and did not bother to seed. We liked the tang of the dressing on this salad and found it very refreshing, but filling on a hot summer day.

Ms B.