Tomato, basil and butter bean salad jars

Name: Tomato, basil and butter bean salad jars
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 800g tinned butter beans, drained and rinsed; 300g cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 red onion, finely sliced; 20g fresh basil, torn; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp dried oregano; 0.5 tsp salt; 100g rocket

Layered jars of creamy butter beans, sweet tomatoes and peppery rocket that stay crisp until lunchtime.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.61 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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800 gtinned butter beansdrained and rinsed
300 gcherry tomatoeshalved
1red onionfinely sliced
20 gfresh basiltorn
3 tbspolive oil
2 tbspred wine vinegar
1 tspdried oregano
½ tspsalt
100 grocket

Method

1
Whisk the olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and black pepper together and spoon a quarter into the bottom of each of four large jars or tubs.
2
Toss the sliced red onion in the dressing in the jars and leave for 5 minutes to soften.
5 min
3
Layer the butter beans over the onion, then the tomatoes, then the basil.
4
Pack the rocket in last on the top, so it does not get soggy.
5
Seal and chill. Shake into a bowl or tip out when you are ready to eat. They keep for 2 days.

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