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All-American Salad

Dressing:

  • In bottle shake together ¼ cup olive oil, ¼ cup red-wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and dash hot pepper sauce. 

Salad:

  • In large serving bowl gently stir together 1 rinsed (15-ounce) can dark kidney beans, 1 rinsed (15-ounce) can light red kidney beans, 1 rinsed (15-ounce) can black beans, 1 rinsed (15-ounce) can white beans, 4 ripe fresh tomatoes cut into bite-size pieces and 1 large sliced red onion.
  • Add dressing and toss; refrigerate until time to serve.
  • Before serving the salad add 1 bag of coarsely chopped baby spinach; stir to combine.
  • Sprinkle the top with bacon bits and crumbled low-fat blue cheese if desired.