I really like this traditional bean salad recipe with the only tangy dressing. It’s excellent for picnics, barbecues, and make-ahead meals. Use canned beans or house cooked beans on this straightforward recipe!

Bean salads are my favourite for entertaining, particularly throughout the summer time. I additionally discover myself making them for make-ahead meals all through the week.
This straightforward bean salad recipe is tremendous adaptable. You can also make it with no matter beans you’ve readily available. Canned beans make this tremendous straightforward, however you’ll be able to cook dinner your personal. In the event you favor selfmade, take a look at our recipes for how to cook black beans and how to cook chickpeas.

Key Elements
- Beans: In our pictures, we’ve used chickpeas, pinto beans, and black beans. For a extra conventional 3 bean salad, use chickpeas, kidney beans, and canned or blanched inexperienced beans. Or make it a 5 bean salad and use chickpeas, pinto beans, kidney beans, black beans, and canned or blanched inexperienced beans.
- Onion: I really like candy onion for this salad because it provides crunch however doesn’t overpower the salad with onion taste.
- Cucumber: You actually need some crunch to steadiness the softer texture of the beans. I really like cucumber, however celery, fennel, jicama, and bell peppers are all wonderful crunchy veggies that work on this salad.
- Capers: My favourite ingredient on this bean salad is capers, which add little salty notes all through. I really like them!
- Contemporary herbs: Have a look at just about any salad recipe on Impressed Style, and also you’ll see me including recent herbs. I really like recent parsley on this salad, however different herbs will work, too. Attempt basil, mint, tarragon, dill and cilantro. When including tarragon, add to style since it’s extra flavorful than different tremendous herbs.
- My favourite bean salad dressing: I really like holding the flavors on this salad mild, so my dressing solely requires a fast whisk of purple wine vinegar, olive oil, mustard, salt, pepper, and dried oregano (Italian seasoning or Herbes de Provence would work properly, too). I exploit an analogous dressing to make my favorite pasta salad.


Tips on how to Make My Favourite Bean Salad
I name this a ridiculously straightforward bean salad for a purpose. If you’re utilizing canned beans to make this salad, drain and rinse them below chilly water earlier than tossing them with the opposite salad elements. The liquid within the can can style a bit salty, and because it has starch from the beans, it will possibly make the salad dressing look murky.
The dressing wants a fast whisk earlier than tossing it with the salad. For the very best bean salad, chill it within the fridge for no less than 1 hour earlier than serving to permit the beans to marinate within the dressing.
For extra bean salads, see our creamy kale bean salad, this straightforward black bean and quinoa salad, or my easy chickpea salad. I additionally love this fresh green bean salad with crispy shallots!


What to Serve with Bean Salad
You’ll discover this bean salad in our fridge most weeks. It’s such a incredible factor to have readily available for simple lunches or dinners. I really like tossing it over salad greens or some fluffy quinoa. It’s additionally wonderful when served subsequent to a few of our lighter meals, like this lemon dill salmon, these skillet chicken breasts, or these juicy baked pork chops.
It’s additionally excellent for summertime entertaining. Serve this straightforward bean salad alongside different summer time salads, equivalent to our no-mayo potato salad, this Italian pasta salad, or this unbelievable lemon and herb couscous salad.


Ridiculously Straightforward Bean Salad
The beans you select to make use of for this straightforward bean salad is as much as you. Each canned or house cooked beans will work. When utilizing canned, drain and rinse the beans first earlier than including to the salad.
Makes about 6 cups
Watch Us Make the Recipe
You Will Want
3 (15oz) cans beans, drained and rinsed or use 4 ½ cups cooked beans
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped (about 3/4 cup)
1 medium cucumber, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
3 tablespoons drained capers
1/2 cup (60g) finely chopped recent parsley, see notes
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano, see notes
For the Dressing
1/4 cup (60ml) purple wine vinegar
1/4 cup (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 to 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup, optionally available
3/4 teaspoon tremendous sea salt, plus extra to style
1/4 teaspoon recent floor black pepper
Instructions
1Add chopped onions to a small bowl and canopy with chilly water. Put aside for five minutes, drain, after which rinse. This step helps to take away a number of the “uncooked” taste of the onion in order that it doesn’t overpower the salad.
2In the meantime, within the backside of a big bowl, whisk collectively the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper. Style the dressing after which modify with extra salt/pepper. If the dressing tastes too abrasive, whisk in 1 to 2 teaspoons of honey or maple syrup to steadiness out the vinegar.
3Add the beans, drained onion, cucumber, parsley, capers and dried oregano. Toss nicely, cowl and chill within the fridge no less than 1 hour to permit the beans to marinate within the dressing.
4The salad will hold saved in an hermetic container within the fridge as much as 4 days.
Adam and Joanne’s Suggestions
- Storing: Retailer bean salad in an hermetic container within the fridge as much as 4 days.
- Beans: In our pictures, we’ve got used chickpeas, black beans and pinto beans. You should utilize these or different cooked or canned beans for the salad.
- Contemporary herbs: Parsley is traditional on this salad, however different tremendous herbs work properly, too. Attempt basil, mint, dill, cilantro or tarragon. When utilizing tarragon, use a bit lower than what is named for within the recipe above because it has a stronger taste.
- Dried herbs: I take pleasure in dried oregano on this salad, however different herb blends will work properly. Attempt an Italian, Mediterranean or French dried spice mix (like Herbes de Provence).
- Honey/maple syrup: Relying on the vinegar you employ, you may discover the dressing a little bit too vinegary. To steadiness this out, merely whisk in a little bit sweetener like honey or maple syrup.
- The diet details supplied under are estimates.
Diet Per Serving
Serving Measurement
about 1/2 cup
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Energy
135
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Whole Fats
6.3g
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Saturated Fats
0.8g
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Ldl cholesterol
0mg
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Sodium
343.5mg
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Carbohydrate
16g
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Dietary Fiber
4.3g
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Whole Sugars
3.2g
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Protein
4.7g