4 Ingredient Italian White Bean Pasta Salad Food

4 INGREDIENT ITALIAN WHITE BEAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according the the package directions.
• Once cooked, drain and rinse the pasta and place it in a large mixing bowl to cool for a few minutes. I stirred in a little bit of olive oil to my pasta to keep the noodles from sticking together and then allowed them to cool after that.
• Once the pasta has cooled a little, add in the remaining ingredients and stir everything to combine.
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days.

ITALIAN PASTA & BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions; drain.
• Rinse with cold water.
• Prepare vinaigrette while pasta is cooking.
• Stir all vinaigrette ingredients together in large bowl.
• To Roast Pepper Take 1 large red bell pepper, roast under broiler or on barbecue rotating frequently until skin is black.
• Place warm pepper in sealed zip lock bag for 5 minutes.
• Peel skin off pepper while it is still hot.
• Seed and chop pepper.
• Stir pasta, pepper, canned ingredients and onion into vinaigrette. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Chill and serve.
• Top with feta cheese if desired.
• Enjoy!

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN AND ARTICHOKE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl whisk.
• Combine spinach and remaining ingredients in large bowl.
• Drizzle with vinaigrette.
• Toss gently.

ZESTY ITALIAN PASTA BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni until tender.
• Drain and rinse with cold water.
• In a large bowl, mix broccoli, carrots, diced tomato, and black olives.
• Add rest of ingredients and stir.
• Cover and Chill before serving.

FOUR BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, whisk together the sugar, vinegar and oil.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, green beans, lima beans, kidney beans, pinto beans and pimentos.
• Toss to evenly coat and place in large sealed container. Place in refrigerator and turn periodically to mix.

ITALIAN WHITE BEANS & SAUSAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Saute sausage 8 minutes or until cooked through.
• Drain well.
• In a large bowl, whisk mustard& vinegar.
• Whisk in the oil.
• Add remaining ingredients and toss well.
• Chill until ready to serve or serve immediately.

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Rinse with cold water; drain well. Place in large bowl.
• Add next 4 ingredients; mix lightly.
• Mix dressing, seasoning and lemon juice until blended. Add to salad; toss to coat. Add cheese and basil; mix lightly.

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN SALAD (CANNELLINI BEANS)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and toss well.
• Refrigerate for several hours before serving. (The longer the better, I like to prepare a day in advance to allow the ingredients to marry together.).

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Note 1: OR borlotti beans, washed, picked over and soaked overnight or for at least 6 hours Serve this delicious salad warm in the winter or chilled in the summer.
• It makes a wonderful main dish.
• Drain the beans and combine with the white or yellow onion, the chopped garlic, the water and the bay leaf in a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hours.
• Add salt to taste and half the minced garlic, cover and cook 30 min to an hour, or until tender.
• Drain, reserving the cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, combine 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar and 1 C water in a bowl; add the red onion.
• Add more water to cover if necessary and soak 30 minute.
• Drain.
• Mix together the lemon juice, vinegars, remaining garlic; mustard and 3/4 C cooking liquid from the beans.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Toss with the beans in a salad bowl, along with the red onion, bell pepper, herbs, pepper and more salt to taste. Serve warm or chilled.