Three Bean Salad Recipe

Tuscans take great pride in cooking and eating and are known for their hefty appetites. Beans appear frequently in many guises in their cooking, as they are filling and form a substantial meal.
This Tuscan inspired salad is a combination of beans in an oregano tomato dressing which makes a quick and tasty salad.
The beans need to be soaked overnight and pressure cooked separately till they are soft. The ketchup used in the dressing lends a sweet and concentrated tomato flavour, which blends beautifully in the salad.

Cooking Time and Serve Estimate for Three Bean Salad Recipe

Preparation Time : 20 mins.
Cooking Time : Nil.

Seerves 4.

Ingredients for making Three Bean Salad Recipe

1/4 cup boiled kidney beans (rajma)
1/2 cup boiled chick peas (kabuli chana)
1/2 cup boiled butter beans (lima beans or pavta)
2 spring onions, finely chopped
1 tomato, deseeded and cut into small cubes
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese or cheese, cut into 12 mm. (1/2") cubes
1 cup iceberg lettuce, torn into pieces

To be mixed into a dressing

1 1/2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Method for preparing Three Bean Salad Recipe

1. Combine all the ingredients except the dressing in a salad bowl. Toss well. Chill for at least 2 to 3 hours.

2. Just before serving, toss the dressing in the salad.

3. Serve immediately.