Every year I like to try a new Bean Salad Recipe. There are so many different ingredients you can add that the flavour will change with each new one tested. Check out this post for Tangy Bean Salad, one of the very first recipes we ever shared, back in 2012! While I know you will enjoy that one I suggest you give this Bean Salad Recipe a try first as it comes straight from Kathy, our resident recipe contributor. 
Bean Salad
Ingredients & Directions for Salad:
- 1 can (19oz) of chickpeas, drained
- 1 can (16oz) of kidney beans, rinsed
- 1 can (14oz) of cut green beans, drained
- 1 can (14oz) of cut wax beans, drained
- 1 cup of sliced mushrooms
- 1 cup of chopped green peppers
- 1 cup of chopped onions
*Combine all of the above ingredients together in a large bowl.
Ingredients & Directions for Dressing:
- 1/2 cup of cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup of sugar
- 1/4 cup of canola oil
- 1 tsp of celery seed
- 1/2 tsp of pepper
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1/8 tsp of dried basil
- 1/8 tsp of dried oregano
1) Combine all of the above ingredients for the dressing together in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake very well.
2) Pour the dressing over the salad mixture and mix to wet all the ingredients, but be gentle so as not to damage your beans.
3) Refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight for the best results.
4) Serve as a side dish or even as your main! You will love the flavours.
What is your favourite recipe to try different versions of?
FT&PD
Suz
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I love bean salads, Suzanne, but I will admit I have not tried making my own. So, this will be my first! One is never too old to try
something new.. This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.
I hope you enjoy it Gemma. Let me know how it turns out!
i love bean salads but i love to add extra goodies on top
Great idea Jim! You can definitely create a new salad each time by doing that.
I often do variations of bean salads for summer meals and entertaining. I love that they can be made well ahead.
I like having all the ingredients out, like in the photo. It makes cooking so much easier. I’d love to try this recipe. Thanks for posting!
I love bean salad this looks very delicious
Thanks We serve a lot of salads when we BBQ and this would be easy to do.
I am always looking for new recipes and this looks and sounds really great, I can’t wait to make this. Thanks.
I love that this one has added mushrooms! It looks really tasty from the picture.
This will be great for the summer thank you
I always have this bean salad made when we bbq,they go so well together !
I love bean salad my mom used to always make it Is very nice to take on a picnic
We like bean salads in the summer, easy and can be made ahead of time
Love salads, I might try this on and leave out the oil.
That would definitely up the healthy factor a bit. Let us know if you try it that way!
Something different than baked beans all the time
Bean salads are so good. They are perfect to put on the table in the summer.
Bean salads are popular in my family. I would try this one with avocado oil, it’s my favourite to use.
This salad will be great for the summer Thank you
The bean salad looks very good This will be perfect to make today for a BBQ
Neat and wholesome salad, got to get those beans
I love bean salads and since yours is a bit different with the spices I want to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
My mother does a similar version of your recipe and I love it
This bean salad goes well as a side dish with many meals!
I’ve never had a bean salad before, I’d have to leave out the onions tho.
beans are a great source of protein
I always make this for a side dish for our New Years potluck !
Spring is in the air,it’s a perfect day to make a bean salad !
It depends how many in the house, smaller variation like max 3 different kindsbeans
I love this bean salad with a good steak ! So delicious !
This salad looks delicious