Butter Beans, Goat Cheese, And Caramelized Onions Arugula Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (or butter)
• 1 medium onion
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon brown sugar (optional)
• 3 ounces arugula
• 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans (or beans)
• 2 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 heat oil or butter in a medium pan over medium-high heat.
• 2 cut ends off onion, then slice in half. then slice into thin strips. add to pan and cook on medium-high for about 10 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes or so.
• 3 turn heat down to low / medium-low, sprinkle onions with salt and sautee onions for about 30 minutes, shorter or longer as needed so the onions are a warm, golden-brown color; not under-cooked but not burnt. stir onions every 5 minutes or so. add brown sugar toward the end only if you feel onions are not sweet enough for you.
• 4 while onions are caramelizing, rinse and plate arugula. crumble goat cheese and sprinkle over arugula.
• 5 rinse beans, then divide evenly among the plates.
• 6 once onions are caramelized, add them on top of the salad.
• 7 shred mozzerella over the salads (or sprinkle pre-shredded cheese).
• 8 makes 2 dinner salads or 4 side salads.