Name: Italian lunch salad recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200g blanched green beans; 1 small red onion, very thinly sliced; 250g plum tomatoes, halved; 200g Gorgonzola cheese, broken into rough chunks

By GoodtoKnow

published 24 June 2010

in Recipes

A real flavour of the Mediterranean - this quick and easy salad counts Gorgonzola cheese among its delicious Italian ingredients

Ingredients

200g blanched green beans
1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
250g plum tomatoes, halved
200g Gorgonzola cheese, broken into rough chunks

For the dressing:

2tbsp olive and anchovy tapenade
3tbsp olive oil

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Method

In a bowl, mix the green beans and onion slices with the tomatoes and Gorgonzola.
Mix together the dressing ingredients. Serve alongside the salad, for spooning over.
Accompany with warm ciabatta.

Top Tip for making Italian lunch salad

Though it's called 'lunch salad' this would make a lovely main meal - just make it bigger!

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