Name: Black Bean Salad with Chives and Cherry Tomatoes
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 people
Ingredients: 1 can organic black beans; 1 cup organic cherry tomatoes; 1/4 cup shaved parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon Chives (either fresh or dry); 2 leafs basil (fresh); to taste Extra-virgin olive oil; to taste balsamic vinegar; to taste balsamic reduction; to taste salt flakes; to taste Black pepper

Black Bean Salad with Chives and Cherry Tomatoes

This salad is full of flavor and color. This is one of our favorites in the summer months, especially for lunch.

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Servings	Prep Time
2people	15minutes

Servings	Prep Time
2people	15minutes

Ingredients

1can organic black beans
1cup organic cherry tomatoes
1/4cup shaved parmesan cheese
1tablespoon Chiveseither fresh or dry
2leafs basilfresh
to taste Extra-virgin olive oil
to taste balsamic vinegar
to taste balsamic reduction
to taste salt flakes
to taste Black pepper

Instructions

Rinse the beans and place them in a medium salad bowl.
Chop the cherry tomatoes, shave the cheese, and add to the beans. Chop the herbs and add to the salad.
Dress the salad a few minutes before serving so it doesn’t become soggy. Add a good EVO, balsamic reduction and vinegar (the reduction gives a beautiful sweetness to the salad) salt and pepper to taste. Be creative with the dressing, add as much/little of it as you like.

Recipe Notes

This was the second episode of Instagram to Table. Watch the show for more info and tips on ingredients and quantities. These recipes are recorded during a live show, so the ingredients are not precise but often made up on the spot and created with the audience.