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This salad is really simple: I just chopped half red onion and marinated it for 30 minutes in white balsamic condiment of Modena (FYI, white balsamic vinegar of Modena doesn't exist, it can only be called 'condiment') and then I added one can of Italian butter beans and one can of Italian chickpeas (obviously drained and rinsed...), salt, extra virgin olive oil, and flowers from my garden: chive flowers, borage flowers and calendula petals. Easy but yummy!

Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©


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  1. GüntherApril 3, 2012 at 2:35 AM

    Questa ricetta rende nobile un piatto di legumi, a volte basta un tocco di raffinatezza per migliorare il piatto e la giornata :-)

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    1. AlessandraApril 3, 2012 at 12:26 PM

      Sei molto gentile :-). Comunque la penso così anch'io.

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  2. ArtùApril 3, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    Che meraviglia cara Alessandra! Sono davvero una bella scoperta per me i fiori in cucina!

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  3. JoApril 4, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    Yummy salad and pretty picture too!

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  4. Un'arbanella di basilicoApril 5, 2012 at 1:39 AM

    Ciao Alessandra, che piacere sentirti, tutto bene dalle tue parti? Qui sta arrivando la primavera e poi l'estate, non vedo l'ora. Ti abbraccio e ti mando tanti cari auguri. A presto, un bacione

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