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Bean And Bacon Salad With Roasted Pepper Dressing

Saw this on mealsforyou.com and printed it out. It looks easy enough and i guess i'm a sucker for roasted red peppers, so here it is.

Steps

Drain and rinse navy beans and set aside.
Place potatoes in a steamer basket over boiling water.
Cover pan and steam 10 minutes or until tender.
Remove potatoes and place snow peas in steamer basket , steam for 10 minutes or until tender.
Cool potatoes and peas.
Cook bacon in a dry pan , stirring occasionally , until browned.
Remove to paper towel-lined plate and cool.
Combine lettuce , beans , potatoes and snow peas and bacon in a bowl and toss well.
Take quartered peppers and remove seeds and membranes.
Grill peppers in 400f oven , skin side up , until skin blisters and blackens.
Peel off skin and discard.
Process peppers until smooth.
Combine peppers and next 3 ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake well.
Taste both the salad and the dressing for seasoning , and add if needed.
Sprinkle with onions , if desired and then drizzle salad with dressing and cheese.

Ingredients

canned navy beans, potatoes, snow peas, bacon, lettuce, red peppers, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, parmesan cheese, green onions, salt & freshly ground black pepper