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1 - 17oz can cooked Baby Lima beans, rinsed, drained
1 can (16 ounces) Dark Red Kidney beans, rinsed, drained
1 can (15 ounces) Great Northern or Navy beans, rinsed,
drained 8 cherry tomatoes, cut into fourths
1/2 small cucumber, cut lengthwise into halves, seeded,
sliced 1/3 cup chopped green or red pepper
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion Basil Vinaigrette
(recipe follows) 2 tuna steaks (about 16 ounces), broiled
or grilled, or 1 can (12-1/4 ounces) white tuna in water,
drained, flaked into 1-inch pieces Lettuce
leaves Basil or parsley sprigs
Combine beans, tomatoes, cucumber, pepper and onion in large bowl; add
Basil Vinaigrette and toss. Refrigerate mixture at least 4 hours for
flavors to blend, stirring mixture occasionally. Add tuna to mixture 1 to
2 hours before serving time.
Spoon salad onto lettuce-lined plate; garnish with basil.
Basil Vinaigrette Makes about 2/3
cup
3 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cut tarragon wine
vinegar 3 to 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh, or 1 to
1-1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves 3
tablespoons fat-free plain yogurt 1 to 1-1/2 tablespoons
lemon juice 1 to 2 cloves garlic
Mix all ingredients; refrigerate until serving time. Mix before
serving.
NOTE: Bean salad can be made and refrigerated 1 day in
advance; add tuna as directed above.
Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 460, Carbohydrate 48 g,
Protein 34 g, Fat 12 g, % of Calories from Fat 24, Sodium 457 mg,
Cholesterol 28 mg |