Bean Salad With Lemon & Rosemary

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans
• 1/2 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons flat-leaf italian parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large lemon
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 (15 ounce) can ripe olives, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup prosciutto, thinly sliced and chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain and rinse beans, place in large mixing bowl.
• 2 combine onion, green onion ( & light green parts), parsley, rosemary, garlic, olives, 1 tsp lemon zest and chopped prosiutto.
• 3 squeeze juice from lemon, whisk together with olive oil, vinegar and seasonings. add this to bean mixture, toss to blend. allow to marinate at least 1 hour at room temperature before serving.
• 4 garnish with strips of lemon peel and a rosemary sprig.