Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 sm Garlic head 1 sm Bell pepper, red; seeded,
2 Bread slices, Italian, firm -finely diced
1 tb Lemon juice, fresh 2 tb Chives; snipped OR
2 tb Vegetable stock 2 tb Scallion greens; chopped
4 ts Olive oil, extra virgin 1 tb Oregano, fresh; chopped OR
1 ts Mustard, Dijon 1/2 ts Oregano, dried
pn Pepper, cayenne Salt and pepper to taste
15 oz Beans, Great Northern, 3 c Chicory or other bitter
-canned; drained and rinsed -lettuce; washed and torn

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove 1 clove of garlic from the head;
peel and cut in in half. Rub the garlic on both sides of bread
slices; cut the bread into 1/2 inch cubes. Place on a baking sheet.
Remove the loose, papery skin from the garlic head and slice 1/2 inch
off the top. Wrap in aluminum foil and place on the baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until croutons are crisp and golden. Remove
the croutons and set aside. Continue roasting the garlic for 20 to 25
minuts longer; it should be quite soft. Unwrap and let cool for 5
minutes. Separate the garlic cloves and squeeze ut the pulp into a
smal bowl; mash with a fork. Whisk in lemon juice, vegetable stock,
oil, mustard and cayenne.

In a medium sized bowl, combine beans, red peppers, chives or
scallion greens, oregano and the reserved croutons. Pour the garlic
dressing over and toss until well coated. Season with salt and
pepper. Serve immediately on a bed of chicory. Serves 2.

per serving: 546 cal; 29 g protein; 11 g fat; 88 g carb; 399 mg
sodium; 0 mg chol

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