white bean salad

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last family dinner at grandma's
everyone wanted to know who made the bean salad
- of course it was grandma and she was kind enough to share the recipe,
which she found in martha stewart's everyday food magazine.

and here it is:

White-Bean Salad with Zucchini and Parmesan

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 3/4 pound zucchini (about 2 small), trimmed, quartered lengthwise, and thinly sliced on the diagonal
• 4 ounces green beans, trimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal (3/4 cup)
• 2 ounces fresh Parmesan cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
• Grated zest and juice of 2 lemons
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, place cannellini beans, zucchini, green beans, Parmesan, basil, lemon zest and juice, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.

Helpful Hint

Small zucchini are sweeter than larger ones, especially when used raw.