White bean & Cranberry salad with passion fruit vinaigrette
Gluten-free, nut-free, grain free salad.
Ingredients
- 1/2 head lettuce thinly sliced.
- 1 cup white bean cooked and drained.
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1 small green bell pepper diced in small pieces.
- 1 small red bell pepper diced in small pieces.
- 1/8 cup Onion sliced thin.
- 1/4 cup cranberries dried, unsweetened.
for the passion fruit dressing
- 1 tbsp olive oil salad grade
- 4-5 small passion fruit
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp mint leaves ( chopped)
- 1 tsp coriander leaves ( chopped)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- crushed black pepper to perference
- salt to taste
Instructions
In the salad bowl.
- Place the sliced onions in a bowl of cold water till use to reduce the sting. Drain and place in the mixing bowl.
- Wash clean and pat dry the lettuce, shred them and place in the mixing bowl.
- Cut the peppers into small dice and the cherry tomato into halves.
- Drain and add the cooked white beans to the mixing bowl
- Toss the salad well and set aside.
Vinaigrette
- Cut and scoop out the pulp of the passion fruit into a small mixing bowl.
- Add in the olive oil, salt, crushed pepper and the lemon juice and give it a good whisk.
- Add in the chopped herbs and give a further mix to combine them all.
to serve
- Pour the dressing all over the salad when you are ready to serve and mix well.
- Enjoy the salad .
Notes
You could vary the types of salad leaves based on your preference.
You could do the same recipe with strawberries too replacing the cranberries.
Nutrition
Serving: 200gCalories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 34mgPotassium: 455mgFiber: 4gSugar: 14g
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