1-2-3 Cherry White Bean Salad with Tuna

For a pretty presentation, serve this simple-to-make bean and tart cherry salad in Bibb lettuce or radicchio cups and add a sprinkle of snipped fresh chives for garnish.

Ingredients:
2 15-ounce cans navy beans, drained and rinsed
1 7-ounce package vacuumed-packed light tuna in water, drained
1 cup dried tart cherries
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped sweet white onion
1/3 cup bottled red wine vinaigrette or Homemade Vinaigrette (see recipe, below)
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions:
Combine beans, tuna, cherries, celery and onion in a medium bowl. Stir together vinaigrette and mustard. Add vinaigrette mixture to bean mixture; toss until coated. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Makes 4 (1 1/3-cup) main-dish servings.

Homemade Vinaigrette: Stir together 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar,
2 tablepoons extra-virgin olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon sugar and 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper. Makes about 1/3 cup.

Nutrition Info:
Nutrition Facts per 1 1/3-cup serving with homemade vinaigrette: 489 calories, 8 g total fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 71 g carbohydrate, 15 mg cholesterol, 30 g protein, 13 g fiber, 1189 mg sodium; Daily Values: 25% vitamin A, 4% vitamin C, 10% calcium, 30% iron