5 bean salad with honey mustard dressing

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Chris T.
East Hampton, NY

Need something FAST,EASY,HEALTHY and DELICIOUS as a side dish or to bring to a barbeque...then this is it. I have even had bean haters(can you believe there is such a thing?) eating and liking this :o)

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min

Ingredients For 5 bean salad with honey mustard dressing

  • 1 can
    garbanzo beans(chick peas) i use the medium cans for all the beans...i think 15oz
  • 1 can
    black beans
  • 1 can
    white beans
  • 1 can
    small red beans
  • 1 can
    small pink beans or maybe even pinto beans
  • 1 md
    red bell pepper,diced small
  • 1/2 md
    green bell pepper,diced small(if you are not a fan of green pepper and still want the color you can add chopped parsley or scallions)
  • 1 md
    vidalia onion,diced small(or any sweet/mild onion)
  • 1 bottle
    honey mustard dressing...i use the low fat or fat free wishbone or newmans

How To Make 5 bean salad with honey mustard dressing

  • 1
    open all the cans into a collander and rinse well with cold water...gently mixing with your hand until the water runs clear(until all the starchy liquid is removed).
  • 2
    empty into large bowl, add diced peppers,onion and dressing and stir gently to combine all the ingredients.
  • 3
    You can serve this right away but I will tell you if you refrigerate it for a few hours you will be very pleased as the peppers and onion marinade in the dressing it becomes so much better. ENJOY
  • 4
    @ As you can tell this recipe is easy to change around with your favorite beans,even green beans. I don't recommend the larger softer beans only because they break up while rinsing/mixing. If you like a zestier salad you can add red onion,chopped jalapeno.
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