Introducing this super easy One-Bowl 3 Bean Salad.
The perfect protein packed summer salad or BBQ side dish to share.
Surprisingly quick, ready in 10 minutes, it’s incredibly simple to make and versatile meaning you can swap ingredients to use what you have.
It’s also gluten-free & plant-based so all can enjoy!
HERE’S WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE ABOUT THIS 3 BEAN SALAD
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Super easy
- One-Bowl
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10 minutes
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Adaptable
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Gluten Free & Vegan
Using these ingredients you’ll either have already or can easily get from most supermarkets.
The homemade dressing is optional but adds that extra refreshing flavour.
You could always just mix in olive oil but I love the addition of cider vinegar and maple syrup.
The 3 beans I used were:
- Black Beans
- Canneillini Beans
- Kidney Beans
But you can use whatever beans you have in the cupboard.
Looking for swaps?
Beans for chickpeas/lentils
Veg – Use what you have
Coriander for parsley
Dressing for just olive oil
Looking to add even more? Here are some extra ideas:
Try adding in chopped onion (I can’t tolerate raw onion)
Crushed garlic
Spices such as smoked paprika
This 3 bean salad is incredibly quick and easy to make.
Firstly, add your drained and rinsed beans to a large mixing bowl along with your chopped veg of choice.
Finally adding the dressing ingredients and stir until well combined.
THAT’S IT!!
This recipe will serve 6 (side serving size).
But I love to double the recipe and batch make it as you can store it in the fridge for up to 3 days.
It’s also gluten free & vegan so accommodates all.
And it’s absolutely packed full of veg so a great easy way to increase your veg and bean intake.
SO IF YOU TRY THIS ONE-BOWL 3 BEAN SALAD LET ME KNOW!
It’s light, summery and also packed full of protein from the beans.
Serve this up as a salad or BBQ side dish and everyone will love it!
Looking for more Summer BBQ side dishes? Try these!
Finally, are you on Pinterest? Why not save this photo below to your boards so you can come back and try it another time!
One-Bowl 3 Bean Salad
Ingredients
- 1 can black beans drained & rinsed
- 1 can cannellini beans drained & rinsed
- 1 can kidney beans drained & rinsed
- 2 celery stalks roughly diced
- 1 pepper roughly diced
- 1 carrot roughly diced
- ½ cucumber roughly diced
- handful fresh coriander finely chopped
Dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil (60ml)
- ¼ cup cider vinegar (60ml)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey (15ml)
- large pinch salt
Instructions
- Firstly drain and rinse your beans and add to a large mixing bowl
- Now roughly chop the veg and coriander and add to the bowl
- Finally pour in your dressing ingredients and mix the salad until well combined
Notes
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10 reviews
Amazing salad super easy, super tasty, the apple cider & maple syrup is game changer, I’ve made many bean salads but this is the best so far, thanks James!
Thanks so much Bee, so pleased you enjoyed it 🙂
Perfect! These ingredients, super easy, the apple cider vinegar and maple syrup are game changers. Love this recipe.
Perfect to make during a heatwave, very refreshing! So easy to put together and the dressing especially is super yummy! Will definitely be making this again☺️
Thanks Samara 🙂 great to hear you enjoyed it!
Packed with tasty protein and delightful to look at with all it’s colours, thus three bean salad went down a treat. A few days ago, I was saying to a friend how three been salads in tins are awful. The dressing overpowers it and then this little number comes up on Instagram. I used a garlic infused olive oil in my dressing. Very filling and quick to prepare. Thanks James.
Thanks for the awesome feedback Melissa 🙂 love the idea of garlic oil!
Really yummy and so quick to throw together, the dressing has the perfect combination of crisp sharpness with a sweet tang ❤️
Thanks Emma 🙂 really pleased you enjoyed it!