White Bean and Black Olive Salad

Garlicky black olives stirred into white beans make a flavorful salad that’s delicious at any time of year.
Yield	4 servings
Time	10 minutes
Tools	knife medium bowl rubber spatula
Ingredients	¼ c black olives, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 t capers, drained (optional) 2 T olive oil pinch of herbes de Provence salt black pepper 2 c white beans, soaked and cooked, or canned/drained/rinsed squeeze of lemon
Directions	Combine olives, garlic, capers, oil, and herbs. Toss with the beans, then add lemon. Serve at room temperature.
Notes	The original recipe says to use a mortar and pestle or food processor to make the dressing, but I think it’s just as easy to chop everything. Adapted from the recipe for "Garlicky white beans with black olive dressing" (Haricots blancs aux olives in French) in The Vegetarian Bistro: 250 authentic French regional recipes, by Marlena Spieler – read my review. Buy it: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk
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