Tomato And White Bean Salad With Basil Food

EASY TOMATO BASIL WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• To make the vinaigrette, pulse tomato and garlic in food processor until smooth. (I love this mini one!) Add vinegar and oil and pulse to combine. Salt to taste.
• For the salad, cut cherry tomatoes in half, or cut larger tomatoes into thick wedges.
• In a large bowl, toss the tomatoes and white beans with the vinaigrette (I start with about half of the dressing and add more as needed).
• Just before serving, sprinkle with freshly torn basil, fresh cracked black pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste, and drizzle with olive oil.

TOMATO, BASIL, AND WHITE-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine beans, tomatoes, basil, and salt in a bowl, and season with pepper.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not browned, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Pour over bean mixture, and gently toss. Let stand 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld. Salad can be covered and kept at room temperature up to 4 hours.

TOMATO AND WHITE BEAN SALAD WITH BASIL

Steps:

• Whisk together oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt and pepper. Halve the grape tomatoes (if necessary) and add them along with parsley and basil.Then gently stir in beans and onions.Serve warm, cold or room temperature!

CHERRY TOMATO AND WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in the red onion and garlic and set the dressing aside to marinate for 15 to 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Place the tomatoes, white beans and parsley in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad, toss well, then gently fold in the Parmesan. Serve at room temperature using a slotted spoon.

FRESH GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH BASIL AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Leave the pointed tips on the green beans, but snap off the stem tips. Wash. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the sugar and 1 tablespoon salt. Drop in the green beans and cook until crisp-tender, about 6 to 7 minutes. Drain the beans and plunge them into ice water to stop cooking. Drain well and refrigerate.
• When ready to serve, toss the green beans with 1/3 cup of the dressing in a large mixing bowl. Taste and add more dressing or salt as needed. Pile the beans high in the center of a large white platter. Arrange the tomato slices overlapping around the edge. Sprinkle the tomatoes with remaining salt and drizzle 3 tablespoons of the dressing on top of them. Garnish with basil sprigs. Serve immediately.
• Turn on the processor fitted with the steel blade and drop the garlic and shallot down the feed tube onto the spinning blade to mince. Add the water, salt, pepper, mustard, and sugar. With the processor running, slowly drizzle in the oil. Add the basil leaves and coarsely chop with several on/off pulses.

WHITE BEANS WITH SAUSAGE, BASIL AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Working over a large bowl squeeze juice from tomatoes and crush flesh into large chunks of tomato pulp. In a large heavy saucepan heat oil, crumble sausages into small pieces, and saute until it begins to brown. Add garlic and stir well. Add tomato pulp and half of basil, stir well and cook for one minute. Add beans and two cups of tomato liquid. Cook for one minute more, add basil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide among four plates and grate a little Parmesan over;

MOZZARELLA, TOMATO, & WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cut up the cheese and tomatoes if nessary.
• Rinse the beans In cold water very well, carefully drain.
• Place these ingredients in a bowl with some of the basil.
• (save some for garnish) Whip together dressing ingredients.
• add to bowl blend with care not to break up the beans.
• Taste and add more seasoning if necessary.
• Line a salad bowl or platter with lettuce leaves add the bean salad on top of it.
• Spot basil around for garnish.
• A nice touch is to add a large 12 cut tomato in center or some colored bell peppers for flare.

TOMATO, BASIL, AND WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine beans, tomatoes, basil and salt in a bowl and season with pepper.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not browned (approx. 2 minutes). Pour over bean mixture and gently toss. Let stand 30 minutes or longer to allow flavors to meld. Can be covered and kept at room temp for up to 4 hours.

WHITE BEAN TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place tomatoes in a colander and sprinkle with salt; let stand for 1 hour. In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add tomatoes; toss gently. Refrigerate until serving.

WHITE BEAN ZUCCHINI BASIL SALAD

Steps:

• 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.