Healthy salads: beans and greens with honey tomato vinaigrette

Beans and Greens with Honey Tomato Vinaigrette
4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 can (15 oz.) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 Roma tomato, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1-1/2 cups thinly sliced spinach leaves
• 1 cup spicy vegetable juice cocktail
• 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1-1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. In small bowl, combine vegetable juice cocktail, balsamic vinegar, honey, olive oil, chili powder, ground cumin and salt.
2. Remove 1/2 cup dressing and reserve.
3. Place remaining mix in airtight container and reserve for other uses, like dressing for a plain or spinach salad the next day.
4. In large bowl, combine beans, tomato and onion and mix well.
5. Add 1/2 cup reserved dressing and toss to coat.
6. Add spinach and toss to coat.

Nutrition: 159 Calories, 4 g Fat Total, 0 mg Cholesterol, 7 g Protein, 26 g Carbohydrates, 282 mg Sodium, 6 g Dietary Fiber

Weight Watchers POINTS = 3 per serving

Recipe and photo courtesy of the National Honey Board. Check out their recipes and their new blog. For more recipes sign up for the Honey Feast e-newsletter.

Anne-Marie Nichols