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Overhead view of a brown wood salad bowl filled with romaine salad including cucumbers, romaine lettuce, white beans, crunchy pepitas and lemon dressing with a small serving plate of salad in front and a bowl of lemons behind the salad bowl

Crunchy Romaine Heart Salad with White Beans

Crispy, crunchy romaine is the perfect lettuce for summer salads - cool and refreshing, loaded with texture, and the perfect neutral base for all your favorite toppings. This simple romaine heart salad requires just 5 ingredients yet is filling, hydrating, and packed with bright, fresh flavor. Perfect for a light summer lunch!
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Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 264 kcal

Ingredients
  

For Dressing

  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 lemons juiced
  • 4 tbsp chives chopped
  • 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp salt

For Salad

  • 2 Romaine hearts chopped
  • 1 English cucumber peeled and sliced
  • 1 15-oz can cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup toasted pepitas

Instructions
 

  • Make dressing by whisking olive oil, lemon juice, chives, maple syrup and salt together until slightly emulsified.
  • In a large salad bowl add chopped romaine, sliced cucumber, white beans, and pepitas.
  • Pour dressing over and toss well.
  • Serve immediately. If not eating immediately, store dressing separately and combine right before serving instead.
  • If keeping salad separate from dressing, enjoy for 3-4 days for best quality.

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 4gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.003gSodium: 129mgPotassium: 340mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3433IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg
Keyword romaine hearts salad, salad with romaine hearts
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