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Four Bean Salad

Légume Mélange ~ Four Bean Salad

Healthy, light and delicious, this quick and easy four bean salad is a perfect side dish for a pot luck dinner or backyard BBQ. The combination of colors, textures and flavors are certain to make this dish a favorite.
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1 15 oz can garbanzo beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 15 oz can cannellini beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 15 oz can kidney beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 15 oz can black beans rinsed and drained
  • 2 stalks of celery diced
  • ½ red onion diced
  • ½ cup orange or red pepper (or both) diced
  • 1 - 2 jalapeno seeded and finely diced (optional)
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro rough chopped

Dressing

  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Method

  1. Drain and rinse the canned beans

  2. In a large bowl mix together the beans, celery, onion, pepper and cilantro.
  3. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sugar, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  4. Add the dressing to the beans. Toss to coat.
  5. Chill salad in the refrigerator for several hours to allow the beans to absorb the flavor of the dressing. Serve cold.

Cooks Notes

This salad is so easy to make and always a hit.