Recipes

Thanks to the sweet, starchy crunch of the raw corn, the combination of tastes and textures in this salad is outstanding.

A tasty salad using fresh green beans and feta cheese in a tangy dressing.

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 Mediterranean-style roasted red pepper and lentil salad recipe is a perfect summer salad to share with friends and family over a picnic or for dinner. This whole-food lentil salad recipe is super easy to make and vegan-friendly!

This summery bean salad recipe is very refreshing and very healthy. It's a great way to get in those good-for-you veggies and beans!

This spicy black bean salad recipe is great with tortilla chips. Serve it chilled.

This bright, simple salad is a great pot luck dish, or a great main dish served with tortillas or cornbread. Depending on your family's tastes, red peppers can be all sweet bell peppers, or can be a combination of sweet and hot peppers. Keeps well for several days.

I first had this cold-marinated green bean salad in Berlin, Germany. The fresh dill and onion in the vinaigrette really brighten up the salad. I have found that this dish goes really well with potatoes.

This salad recipe is great for summer picnics. It's delicious, quick, and easy to make. You can substitute the variety of beans in this recipe with other types and still have a great bean salad. I sometimes use cannellini beans in place of the green beans and it still tastes great!

This pasta and bean salad is a colorful and simple little side dish that's been a big hit at potlucks and picnics. It's easy to prepare, healthy, and delicious!

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 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.

A wonderful unexpected blend of fresh apples, onions, peppers, and beans, with a great dressing to toss in some zing!

This super-duper bean salad has five types of beans in it.

This tasty three bean salad is great for buffets, summer picnics, and cookouts. It's easy to make but tastes best when chilled for at least 12 hours. It keeps well and serves a lot of people.

What happens when you cross cannellini bean salad and caprese salad? This fresh and delicious salad, that’s what!—and It’s the perfect accompaniment to grilled chicken or fish. It also makes a great lunch on its own.