Bean Salad

This is a quick and easy recipe that I've made several times. It serves as a great side dish to a meal or a popular party salad! The colors are beautiful and the flavors really open up and work well together to create a tasty and filling dish. This is a basic version of the bean salad that I make but you can add almost anything that you would like. Fresh basil or cucumber would be great additions!

 

Bean Salad Recipe:

2 cans white beans

1 can garbanzo beans

1 can red kidney beans

1 (2 oz) can sliced black olives

6 cherry tomatoes, halved

½ yellow onion, diced

4 green onions, sliced

Salt & Pepper

Dressing Recipe:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 ½ tablespoons balsamic vinegar

½ tablespoon honey

Salt & Pepper

1. Drain and rinse white beans, garbanzo beans, and red kidney beans in a strainer.
2. Combine beans, tomatoes, olives, onion, and green onion in a large bowl.
3. Whisk ingredients together for the dressing in a small bowl. Adjust flavors to your taste.
4. Pour dressing over bean salad and stir carefully with a large spoon to combine well.
5. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving.

A couple notes:

This is a great recipe to make the day before and refrigerate overnight.

Enjoy!