Easy Tapas Recipe: White Bean Salad with Spanish Chorizo + Manchego

Four servings of white bean salad tapas in square bowls.

Easy Tapas Recipe: White Bean Salad with Spanish Chorizo + Manchego

Sip + Sanity | Linda Feller

This easy tapas recipe of white beans, spanish chorizo + manchego, tossed in a wonderfully balanced vinaigrette is great for entertaining as well as a light meal. (Adapted from Bleu Cheese & Bean Salad from 'The Tapas Cookbook'.)

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Appetizer

Spanish

443 kcal

Ingredients

4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon sherry vinegar
2 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley, minced
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
fresh cracked black pepper
15 ounce canned cannellini beans, rinsed + drained
4 ounce Spanish chorizo, ¼" dice (if purchased pre-sliced, quarter the slices)
2 ounce manchego cheese, crumbled or diced into 1/4" chunks
2 tablespoon sliced almonds, toasted (optional)

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together the extra virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar, honey, dijon mustard + flat leaf parsley. Season with kosher salt + fresh cracked black pepper.
Add the drained beans and chorizo to the bowl and toss gently to coat.
Transfer to individual serving bowls or one larger bowl. Drop the manchego and toasted almonds over the top along with any dressing left behind in the mixing bowl.
Serve with toasted crusty bread, endive leaves or simply with a fork.

Notes

If serving with additional tapas, it will stretch into 6 to 8 servings.

Nutrition

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