Bean Salad Recipes

This is a very simple recipe to make and it takes very little time or expense to put it together. You can substitute any bean you would like of add additional varieties to make a four or five bean salad. It's your food, make it the way you would like.

If you like 'southwest cuisine' you will love this.

This is my mother-in-law Roberta Cormia's recipe.

This carrot and chickpea salad recipe was given to me by a neighbor many years ago. It's a refreshing and different spin on a carrot salad.

We like a buffet with all the family here. We serve a variety of salads. This is also great for summer picnics and cookouts. Keeps well, and serves a lot of people.

A twist on potato salad. Green beans and potatoes are served in a Dijon mustard and balsamic vinaigrette.

This is the best bean salad my father in-law ever ate.

A simple and delicious combination of hard-cooked eggs, beans, onion, celery, and sweet pickle relish. A little mayo holds it all together.

This salad is a kaleidoscope of color and taste - black beans, yellow corn, green peppers, and red, red tomatoes. Lime juice, garlic and jalapeno give it some punch. It can also be used as a dip with tortilla chips.

Colorful, delicious bean salsa.

This is a Middle Eastern-style bean salad that is full of flavor.

This lentil salad is very simple and yet very tasty. It is perfect for picnics and summer gatherings. If you grow fresh herbs and tomatoes, it will come out even better. It is appropriate for vegan, gluten-free, and generally healthy eating.

A fresh-tasting salad from ingredients that last a long time in the pantry and refrigerator, with a pleasing balance of earthy, sharp, salty, and green. Flat or Italian parsley has a much better flavor than curly, but either will do, and I've used a tablespoon of dried in a pinch.

Edamame (green soybeans), corn, cherry tomatoes and black beans combine to make a colorful salad with a light lime vinaigrette dressing.

I've never been a huge bean salad fan, due to the textures primarily. However, this bean salad my grandmother and mother passed along is great because it adds a good crunchiness with cucumbers, green peppers, onion, and celery!

This is a chickpea spread that tastes like tuna salad! No kidding! Great served in a sandwich.

Great with tortilla chips. Serve chilled.

This is a great marinated salad for a hot summer day.

A spicy bean salad that can also be used as a topping for tostadas.

A simple and delicious salad of chickpeas (garbanzo beans), onions, cucumber, tomato and vinegar.

A quick and simple plant-based, vegan salad that is great at room temperature or cold. I make this protein-packed dish for my kids' school lunch 2 to 3 times a month. I sometimes use small white beans when out of garbanzos, and add avocado and/or cooked quinoa, tomato, or cucumber to change it up or stretch it. It is great for picnics, potlucks, and kids' school lunches, and can be side or main dish, served on a bed of spinach, or in a wrap.

This is a very simple recipe to make and it takes very little time or expense to put it together. You can substitute any bean you would like of add additional varieties to make a four or five bean salad. It's your food, make it the way you would like.

I had been looking for a three-bean salad recipe but couldn't find one that really stood out to me. I decided to make one myself and include feta cheese. It turned out so well — all of my friends who taste it ask for the recipe!

A healthy, protein-packed lentil quinoa salad.