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| General Category : Salads and Salad Dressings |
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| Food Group : Meat-Pork, Vegetables, Cheese/Other Dairy |
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| You can add a little heat to this attractive salad by replacing half of the sweet pepper with a hot banana pepper, if you like. |
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Ingredients
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2 tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice |
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2 tbsp (30 mL) red wine vinegar |
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1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano, crumbled |
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt |
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Pinch black pepper |
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1/4 cup (60 mL) extra-virgin olive oil |
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4 cups (1 L) cooked lima beans |
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1 small English cucumber, diced |
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1 sweet pepper, diced |
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1-1/2 cups (375 mL) diced cooked ham (8 oz/250 g) |
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1 cup (250 mL) cubed feta cheese (5 oz/150 g) |
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1 cup (250 mL) chopped sweet onion |
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Preparation
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In large bowl, mix together lemon juice, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper; whisk in oil. Mix in lima beans, cucumber, sweet pepper, ham, cheese and onion.
Makes 6 servings.
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Nutritional information
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Per serving: about 341 cal, 20 g pro, 17 g total fat (6 g sat. fat), 30 g carb, 6 g fibre, 39 mg chol, 948 mg sodium. % RDI: 16% calcium, 23% iron, 8% vit A, 50% vit C, 20% folate.
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Source
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Homemakers Magazine: June 2006
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