A chunky main-meal salad that really satisfies!

FREE

20 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 x 400g cans white beans, such as cannellini, butter or a mixture, drained and rinsed
• 400g red and yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 red onion, finely diced
• 100g sugar snap peas, shredded
• Small pack fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp fat-free vinaigrette
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• ¼ tsp mustard powder
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 4 smoked bacon steaks (or 12 smoked bacon medallions), visible fat removed
• 4 baby gem lettuces, leaves separated

Method

1. Tip the beans into a large bowl with 350g tomatoes, the onion, sugar snap peas and parsley.
2. Put the remaining tomatoes, vinaigrette, vinegar, mustard powder and garlic into a food processor and whizz until almost smooth. Pour over the bean mixture and toss everything together.
3. Preheat a non-stick griddle pan to hot or your grill to high, then cook the bacon steaks for 3-4 minutes on each side (if using medallions, cook for 2 minutes on each side), or until cooked through. Slice into strips.
4. Divide the lettuce between 4 plates. Toss the bacon strips through the bean mixture, then spoon over the lettuce and serve.