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5 Bean Salad – Easy Beansy

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Five Bean Salad for summer fun.

Gluten-free
Flexitarian
Naturally Sweetened
Paleo
Keto
Dairy-free
nutfree nut free nut-free

Bean Salad – Easy Beansy is so great cause you can make it days ahead for any event, or have it in your fridge for a week and eat it all!!! 

This five bean salad uses the classic 1 part oil to 1 part vinegar, feel free to add move oil and vinegar following days if needed. Vinegar goes well with the beans! 

Great for picnics or BBQs. Pair with veggie burgers, Smash burgers or on its own.

Why incorporate it?

Make your life easier by adding this Bean Salad to your recipes.  My mother-in-law makes bean salad and we love it, so my husband asked me to get his mom’s recipe and make it.  I have put a spin on it by taking out the sugar and adding dijon mustard and garlic instead.  If you miss the sweetness, which we don’t but you may, then add 1-2 tbsp of maple syrup. 

Beans health benefits:

Beans, Beans the miracle food. The more you eat the more your toot! 

Do you remember singing this song when you got beans at your house, and you knew it was a thing cause your brothers were tooting along!

Beans are an excellent source of fiber that helps our digestion. Fiber is broken into soluble and insoluble fiber, beans contain mostly soluble fiber that helps absorb water and softens stool, making it easier to eliminate waste from the body, also reduce cholesterol and regulate blood sugar (FIBER ROCKS!). Beans have some insoluble fiber that aids digestion and promotes regularity, if you know I mean! 

Beans contain protein! and by adding corn or rice or nuts together with beans becomes a complete protein. It can replace meat in your diet or be added to a meat dish. Beans are great with chicken or minced meat. 

Beans have essential vitamins and minerals like magnesium, iron, potassium and zinc to help regulate heart health, blood sugar balance and digestion. 

Which diet is this 5 Bean Salad – Easy Beansy suitable for?

Vegan – Yes

Gluten-free – Yes

Dairy-free – Yes 

Egg-free  – Yes

Nut-free – Yes

Vegetarian – Yes.

Paleo and Keto friendly – no many consider beans as high-carb food, containing 15-20 grams of net carbohydrates per cup.

Quick to make!

ENJOY!

How to store

  1. If storing pre-made salad – store without salad dressing for upto 5 days.

The Gallery

Butter Beans, Wax (Yellow) Beans, Kidney Beans, Green Beans, and Chickpeas
Put the cans into a bowl.
Sliced onions then halved.
Add sliced onion
Simple 1 part olive oil to 1 part vinegar Salad Dressing!

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How to make 5 Bean Salad – Easy Beansy fool proof?

  1. Use cans of beans to make this fool proof.

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Bean Salad – Easy Beansy

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Bean Salad – Easy Beansy is so great cause you can make it days ahead for any event, or have it in your fridge for a week and eat it all!!! 
This five bean salad uses the classic 1 part oil to 1 part vinegar, feel free to add move oil and vinegar following days if needed. Vinegar goes well with the beans! 
Great for picnics or BBQs. Pair with veggie burgers, Smash burgers or on its own.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Course dinner, Main Course, Salad, Salad Dressing, Side Dish
Cuisine dairyfree option, flexitarian, gluten-free, vegan option
Servings 12 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas drained and rinse (1 can)
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked kidney beans drained and rinse (1 can)
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked green beans drained and rinse (1 can) or blanch for 2 min
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked wax (yellow) beans drained and rinse (1 can) or blanch for 2 min
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked butter beans or cannellini or Great Northern beans drained and rinse (1 can)
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onions

Salad Dressing

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard (optional)
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

If you need sweet

  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • If blanching – bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and set a a bowl of ice water next to it. Drop the green beans and wax (yellow) beans into boiling water and blanch for 2 minutes. Then remove beans and put in the ice water till cool about 10 seconds. Drain.
  • In a large bowl whisk together olive oil, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, salt and pepper. Add drained green beans, wax (yellow) beans, chickpeas, kidney beans and butter beans.
  • Thinly slice red onions. Add to bowl. TOSS the Salad.
  • Chill for 1 hour or overnight, then serve.

Notes

Pair with Greek Inspired Smash Burger Tacos
Keyword bean salad, beans, easy

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