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overhead photo of two plates of white bean caprese salad, with extra dressing on the side.

White Bean Caprese Salad

Robyn
This healthy white bean caprese salad with tomatoes, basil and cannellini beans is fresh and delicious, and perfect in lunchboxes
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course antipasto, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine Italian, modern italian
Servings 4 people
Calories 227 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 420g (14oz) Tin/can cannellini beans ($1.70 / £0.60)
  • 250g (8oz) cherry tomatoes ($3.90 / £0.62)
  • 125g (4oz) cherry bocconcini (mozzarella pearls) ($2.25 / £1.75)
  • ¼ bunch ¼ c fresh basil ($0.80 / £0.15)
  • 2 tablespoons EVOO ($0.32/ £0.16)
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt, or kosher salt ($0.01 / £0.01)
  • fresh black pepper ($0.02 / £0.01)

Instructions
 

  • Make sure your mozzarella and tomatoes are at room temperature before you begin.
  • Chop the tomatoes into halves or quarters and mix with the cannellini beans and bocconcini.
  • Drizzle over the olive oil, sprinkle in the fresh basil and season with salt and black pepper.

Notes

Estimated costs: Australia $9.00. Per serve = $2.25
UK £3.30. Per serve = £0.83
America - I am yet to calculate the estimated ingredients costs to make this recipe in the US. If you would find it useful please contact me and I'll get calculating :) 
serves 4 as a side, 2 as a lunch/lunchbox
White beans – cannellini beans. You can substitute butter beans, or even chickpeas.
Tomatoes – for this recipe I have made the caprese salad with cherry tomatoes, although you can easily make it with regular tomatoes, sliced or cut in to chunks. Fresh tomatoes are the key to maximum flavour!
Basil – fresh basil leaves are a must for this salad!
Mozzarella – I like to use bocconcini, also known as mozzarella pearls, but you can use fresh mozzarella instead and tear it in to bitesize pieces.
Olive oil – a good EVOO or the best quality olive oil you can buy will transform this salad. It is the only dressing ingredient, so you want to enjoy the flavour of it.
Be liberal with the salt - this really brings out the flavour of the tomatoes

Nutrition

Calories: 227kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 12gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 546mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 385IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 184mgIron: 3mg
Keyword antipasto, caprese salad, healthy salad, white beans

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