Bean Salads

A festive salad made with corn, black beans, tomatoes with green chiles, green onions, and a cilantro and lime dressing.


Time:   2-5 hours

This easy-to-make recipe uses canned beans and a simple sweet and sour dressing made from scratch.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Here's a fantastically fresh vegetarian salad that's a meal in a bowl. Healthy fats from olive oil and protein from chickpeas...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Zesty bean salads make an outstanding alternative to heavy cookout sides like slaw and potato salad. Cucumber and jalapeno give this salad an equal balance of cool and...


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with olive oil, red wine vinegar, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper, cayenne, garlic, corn, black beans, red bell pepper


Time:   2-5 hours

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Featuring pasta, baked beans, tomatoes, French fried onions and Cheddar cheese, this dish is perfect for a satisfying side dish for lunch or dinner.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Garbanzo beans, green onion, red onion, and chopped tomatoes are tossed with a simple white wine vinegar dressing.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with green onions, red onion, red bell pepper, jalapeno peppers, fresh cilantro, ground cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, lime juice, olive oil


Time:   1-2 hours

Have you bean eating your legumes lately? Cannellini beans, kidney beans, and chickpeas combine forces for a tasty salad that makes a satisfying vegetarian snack or light side dish.


Time:   2-5 hours

Fresh green beans are blanched then tossed with red onion and a balsamic vinaigrette then topped with toasted sesame seeds.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with olive oil, lemon juice, Great Northern beans, red onion, cherry tomatoes


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with lettuce, green onions, pimientos, vinegar, salt, oil, hot pepper sauce, garlic, black-eyed peas, chick peas


Time:   2-5 hours

Made with red bell pepper, purple onion, parsley, basil, black beans, red wine vinegar, water, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sugar


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with shrimp, cayenne pepper, salt, lime juice, cilantro, mangoes, avocado, orange juice, orange zest

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with black pepper, salt, cumin, tomatoes, garlic, chickpeas, fresh basil, balsamic vinegar

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with relish, mustard, light red kidney beans, onion, celery, carrot, vinegar, mayonnaise, mayonnaise type salad dressing

Method:   microwave, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with garlic, mandarin oranges, red wine vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, cilantro, cumin, black pepper, Monterey Jack cheese, red onion


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with onion, celery, kidney beans, red wine vinegar, olive oil, oregano, salt, black pepper


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with black pepper, feta cheese, olive oil, chick peas, tomato, cucumber, green onions, Italian parsley, red wine vinegar


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with cumin, mayonnaise, salsa, fresh cilantro, rice, black beans, frozen whole kernel corn, red bell pepper, green onion


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with onion, garlic, olive oil, vegetable broth, white rice, pinto beans, tomato, celery, lime juice, dried oregano

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with fresh basil, red onion, lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper, pesto, garbanzo beans


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with fresh basil, black pepper, salt, Dijon mustard, tomatoes, English cucumber, chickpeas, red wine vinegar, olive oil


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with tomatoes, salt, fresh cilantro, green onion, oil, yellow summer squash, jalapeno peppers, garlic, cumin seed, black-eyed peas

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with garlic, shallot, red wine vinegar, salt, black pepper, Dijon mustard, sugar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with lettuce, dried oregano, fresh flat-leaf parsley, olive oil, red or white wine vinegar, salt, cannellini beans, roasted red bell pepper, celery, red onion


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with salt and pepper, vegetable oil, lemons, frozen French cut green beans, black eyed peas, tomatoes, parsley, scallions

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, garlic, fresh parsley, black-eyed peas, jalapeno chilies, onion, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper


Time:   2-5 hours

Made with black pepper, salt, olive oil, fennel bulb, shallot, garlic, white beans, lemon juice, hot red pepper sauce

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with green beans, wax beans, green bell pepper, red onion, water, sugar, balsamic vinegar, oil, fresh oregano


Time:   2-5 hours

Made with salt, cannellini beans, olive oil, garlic, fresh sage, white wine, hearts of romaine, cantaloupe, balsamic vinegar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes