"Considering that bean salads — a can of beans, a Good Season-ish dressing, whatever chopped vegetables struck my fancy — were a fairly significant staple of my diet in my post-college y…..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 large bell peppers (one red, one yellow, if you can find)
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1 poblano pepper or a third bell pepper (mine was orange)
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3 15-ounce cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (or 1 pound dried, cooked)
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4 ounces very thinly sliced soppressata, cut into very thin strips (optional)
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6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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4 tablespoons sherry vinegar
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2 garlic cloves or 1 large, minced with a teaspoon or two of oregano
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1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice
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1 teaspoon fine sea salt
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1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh rosemary (I skipped this)
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1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh oregano leaves (or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano)
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Freshly ground black pepper or red pepper flakes
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1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
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1 to 2 cups radicchio in 1/4-inch ribbons or torn into bite-size pieces