Bean Salad
A while back we had a birthday party in State College, PA for my mother-in-law. Although my sister-in-law Judy put out another fabulous spread, she asked some family members to bring one of their favorite dishes.
Cousin Vicki brought a bean salad recipe that was so good everyone had to have the recipe. I'm not sure where she found it but it was tasty so I wanted to share it with everyone. This is a perfect time of year to serve a bean salad as a side at any barbecue.
Lots of ingredients but putting it together couldn't be easier and by all means experiment by substituting fresh beans and whatever ingredients you have on hand.
📖 Recipe
Simple Bean Salad Recipe
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
- 15 ounce can kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 15 ounce can pinto beans drained and rinsed
- 15 can cannellini beans drained and rinsed
- ½ large green bell pepper chopped
- ½ large red bell pepper chopped
- 10 ounces corn kernels frozen are fine
- 1 medium red onion chopped
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Mix all together and chill overnight and serve cold.
Notes
6 hours for overnight chilling
This is one of those dishes that is better the day after it is made. Enjoy!
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Fiona McAuliffe
Now that looks seriously delicious.
It's cold here in Sydney, Australia but I think I could have this at any time of the year. The colours look so bright and warming all on their own!
I'm definitely going to try this one next week.
Thanks for sharing.
Fiona M.
Milli
Yum... I make a variation of this and it's always a hit, even with people who aren't keen on beans. I add chopped fresh mint leaves too - the combination of cilantro and mint is SOO good.
Mili
New Zealand
Poame
Simple and perfect!
Lara Marshall
Would you know the breakdown of calories, protein etc for this recipe by chance?
Thank you.
G. Stephen Jones
Sorry Lara, I do not, but there are lots of sites and apps that will allow you to figure out the breakdown of calories, etc if you input all the ingredients.
Angela Olson
This Bean Salad is the best I have ever tried. I love it. Thank You for the recipe. No other recipe required ! Thanks again.
G. Stephen Jones
Angela, you are welcome.