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Bean and pitta bread salad

The beans give this Italian-style dish a hearty texture, while the pitta soaks up the delicious flavours.

The beans give this Italian-style dish a hearty texture, while the pitta soaks up the delicious flavours.

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Cooking Time

Cook: 25 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 88p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 366g serving contains

Energy
1376kj
329kcal
16%
Fat
9.9g
Low
14%
Saturates
1.5g
Low
8%
Sugars
11.7g
Low
13%
Salt
1.46g
Med
24%
3
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
376kj/90kcal

Ingredients

2 wholemeal pitta breads

3 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cucumber

500g Asda Vine Ripened Tomatoes, chopped

1 yellow pepper, de-seeded and sliced

4 spring onions, sliced

2 x 290g cans borlotti beans, drained and rinsed

1 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Method

1
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Brush the pittas lightly with a little oil, then cut into small squares. Put them on a baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes, until golden-brown and crunchy.
2
Slice the cucumber in half vertically. Scoop out the seeds, then slice into half moons. In a big bowl, mix with the tomatoes, pepper, spring onions and beans.
3
Whisk the remaining oil with the red wine vinegar and mustard, then stir through the salad.
4
To serve, top with the squares of pitta bread.