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This salad White Bean, Fresh Corn, and Heirloom Tomato Salad is light and fresh and full of fresh summer produce.
You may find yourself overflowing, bursting at the seams, abounding with an abundance of delicious, fresh summer produce, you know, the kind of stuff you'd give your eye-tooth for in a month or so when the cooler winds begin to blow. That's been my situation lately and I've been quite delighted with this "deluge" dilemma.
That's how this White Bean, Fresh Corn & Heirloom Tomato Salad was born. I was planning dinner one evening recently and wanted something light and fresh to go along with grilled chicken. I had a ton of lovely produce to use up and decided to make a white bean salad. I love using a variety of beans in different shapes and sizes. I chose cannellini and butter beans (a southern name for large lima-type beans) but feel free to use your favorite beans or whatever you have in your pantry.
The produce added to the bean base can also vary according to your garden, pantry or market. I had some beautiful fresh corn, seedless cucumbers and a variety of lovely, tiny heirloom tomatoes in hues of yellow, orange and red. Zucchini, summer squash, tiny sweet peas, slender green beans, sugar snap peas, etc. would also be wonderful additions or substitutions.
I used one of our favorite salad dressings, what I call The Café House Dressing, bursting with flavor, tying it all together (this is wonderful on just about any type of green salad. Check out other uses for this yummy dressing here). A shower of fresh herbs is the crowning glory. There you have it; a simple, delicious side, a winner for picnics or potlucks, perfect for brown-bagging - sure to be a hit!
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White Bean, Fresh Corn & Heirloom Tomato Salad
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 15 ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 15 ounce can butter or large lima beans, rinsed and drained
- 3 ears fresh corn, kernels cut from cobs
- ½ medium English, seedless cucumbers, diced
- 1 pound heirloom tomatoes or other fresh tomatoes, diced if large
- ½ cup fresh herbs, packed (I used fresh basil and parsley but thyme, oregano and/or cilantro would also be delicious)
- ½ cup Café House Dressing, more as needed
- sprigs of fresh herbs for garnish, if desired
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This is truly inspired, a salad that would surely make my family happy. Thanks for sharing. This will be featured at My Meatless Mondays.
Jo Anne, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed this salad!
looks delicious! i think i'll try it for lunch today!
I saw this yesterday when reading my e-mail, and it looked fabulous....it is! Made it this morning for our end-of-summer church picnic and it tastes as fabulous as it looks. I had to modify your dressing recipe as our pastor's wife is allergic to garlic, but it still tastes great. This is one of my new go-to recipes! Thank you!!!
This sounds wonderful right now. I adore a salad that includes so much of the summer's fresh harvest!
I love salad with corn in it. This one is very refreshing and delicious salad. I can't get enough of heirloom tomatoes too. All the good stuff is packed in here. Wonderful salad!
Chris...every year I find a new food love that so many people already enjoy. Last year it was blackberries. This year it is white beans! So I'm happy to see this gorgeous summer salad from you! : )
This is one beautiful summer bounty salad! Love all those bright colors-just as pretty as it is delicious I'll bet!
Super clean and healthy, i'd chuck in some grilled chicken and a huge glass of Chard and be done 🙂
Great recipe..
I'm with Marina...I could eat this for any meal of the day! So full of fabulous fresh veggies and wonderful beans...such an excellent combination of flavors and textures 🙂
Oh, lovely, August in a bowl! So pretty and I just love how you've presented this salad.
Oh, lovely, August in a bowl! So pretty and I just love how you've presented this salad.
Boy I love beans, this salad sounds great! Enjoy your fresh veggies, I agree, we'll be missing them soon enough:@)
This really is a lovely salad using all summer products! I just cooked some fresh cranberry beans today! I think I'm gonna try your salad (maybe with a twist!)
Chris this looks delightful, so colorful and I love the creamy element the beans add to the salad.
You are so great at capturing the seasons in these beautiful salads. This is fresh, vibrant and I know delicious. Kudos!!!
Chris you always make the most beautiful salads. I'm not really a salad lover but I think you could convince me. Maybe you should start selling The Cafe House Dressing!
Yyyaaaay!!! Such a beautiful dish with amazing flavors and vibrant colors, my kind of food, I just love it Chris!
This looks wonderful, tasty and healthy, a perfect combination. Blessings dear. Catherine
So pretty and vibrant, and I am sure delicious as well. I love good salads with lots of flavor and texture. Have a great week!
Gorgeous! I love all the flavors here and the added protein from the beans.
I do have this dilemma and I love -- still -- looking for new ways to use my bumper crop well. Thanks for sharing . .
Oh Paula, I wish I could say that was true! No, we grow tomatoes, cucumbers and fresh herbs, that's about it but I've been finding wonderful stuff at the market lately.
Are you saying all these veggies came from your own garden? Wow! I envy. What a great way to enjoy them.
Chris, that salad is all I need for breakfast, or lunch, or dinner... I love cannellini beans, I also love the zing from that spicy globe basil you added on the top...:)
Looks like a pretty terrific dinner. I have a white bean salad clipped to make sometime soon. It also included tuna but now I'm torn - because I want to make yours! Have a great week.
Ohh, this salad looks good!! I love creating recipes with all of the summertime fruit and veggies!! Have a wonderful week!!!