Southwest Bean Salad: Vegetarian Side Dish
This Southwest Bean Salad is the perfect side dish for barbecues, pot lucks, picnics, and even Sunday suppers. It has a deliciously light flavor to balance heavier items on the table. I love it when healthy meets tasty! Pair it with ribs, hot dogs, or even meatloaf for a summer side that packs a punch of flavor without an insane amount of unhealthy fat and empty calories.
Want more bean recipes? Roasted Ranch Chickpeas, Chickpea Recipe: Spicy Roasted Chickpeas, Cajun Sausage with Black Beans and Rice, Tahini Hummus Recipe and Meatless Monday Black Bean Brownies
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Southwest Bean Salad
Ingredients –
15.5 oz can garbanzo beans/chickpeas, drained and rinsed
15.5 oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
12 oz packge of Bird’s Eye Recipe Ready Southwest Blend, thawed
1 avocado, diced (optional)
1/8 C. – 1/4 C. fresh cilantro. chopped
Dressing Ingredients –
1/4 C. olive oil
1/4 C. red wine vinegar
2 tbs. fresh lime juice
1-2 tbs. sugar
2 tsp. cumin
salt & pepper to taste
Directions
Mix all ingredients together in bowl. Set aside.
Add all dressing ingredients to a bowl. Whisk well.
Pour dressing over bean salad, toss to coat beans.
Serve immediately or refrigerate overnight.
Want more bean love? Try our Tahini Hummus! Still wondering about why canned? Check out these 4 reasons to eat canned food.
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Peggy says
I would love to have the recipe for the bean salad, but can not find it. Could you please help me with this recipe? It sure looks healthy and good. Thank you for your help.
Brett says
Is it not showing? It is for me on 3 different devices. I wonder what’s going on!
Jean says
I really liked the salad beans. Yummy, healthy and very powerful. Perfect for my family!
Kristin says
So yummy! Can’t wait to try this out. Thanks for this Brett!
David Fultner says
I love a simple healthy salad.
D Johnson says
Looks fresh and delicious! I love salads during the summer.
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says
A Yummy side dish! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we’re looking forward to what you have to share next week. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Linda O'Brien says
This is such an easy to prepare & ‘pretty’ side dish. It has a festive look and will be great for summer cookouts. Plus, by omitting the avocado or adding it in just before serving, it should keep really well. I love side dishes like this one that I can toss together ahead of time. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Lena says
I love colorful salads and this one looks so healthy and delicious – YUM!
Amy Desrosiers says
Sounds like a really good meal! I love fresh salads like this in the summer!
Debbie says
Great addition to a picnic spread! This would even be good for a pot luck, nice and easy!
ourfamilyworld says
This is amazing. It is easy and healthy to make and also budget friendly
Debra says
You had me at avocado! Yes, will be making this at home! 🙂
Aimee Smith says
This looks so yummy and fresh! It is perfect for warm summer bbqs!
Emily says
Simple – Easy – Healthy = WINNING!! I will try this one!
gingermommyrants says
This looks like the perfect salad for my BBQ this weekend. I will have to try making it. I am sure it will be a big hit.
Ann Bacciaglia says
This looks like a delicious bean salad. I will have to share this with my sister in law. She is always looking for new recipes.
Autumn @Mamachallenge says
That looks really good! I will have to try it!
Tess says
I have been trying more beans lately. I would love to try this.
Liz Mays says
Ooh, I love recipes like this. That dressing combination just sounds so tasty!
Sarah @ Must Have Mom says
Mmm, this looks yummy! Perfect summer dish to bring to a bbq!
Valerie says
This is the perfect recipe! Both easy and delicious sounds about perfect to me.
Tonya says
That looks so yummy! It’s definitely one I’ll have to make for hubby and myself.
Shauna says
Oh I love bean salads. They are a great way to pack in protein without losing taste.
Amber Edwards says
This is perfect for the husband! He loves beans! But I can’t eat them because they make me sick. I can’t digest them. 🙁 So when he asks for beans, I never know what to do with them. This is a great idea to surprise him!
Dee Mauser says
Honestly I don’t think I have ever tried garbanzo beans and I know I’ve never eaten hummus. Guess I need to widen my palette.
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
I absolutely love beans (of any kind) and this looks totally amazing! I’ll definitely be making this over the weekend, or sooner.
Allie D. says
Love how simple this recipe is! My family will love this!
Dawn says
That looks so good! And it’s great power food. Beans are full of protein.
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
That sounds amazing. I love things like this as a side dish when I have cookouts.
Pam says
This is my kind of recipe. It’s easy to prepare and I can keep keep the ingredients on hand too. Plus, my lactose free/gluten free daughter can eat it too.