Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008

This was tasty, and easy to make. I cant say that this was a dish I couldn't stop eating, I rate it good, but not the best.I can say that the photo shown did not match the recipe exactly. I think the photo shows garbanzo beans? This was a nice change. ****Ive change this to 5 stars instead of 4****** Reason being.... I let it sit over night, and it really made a difference in the taste, and I think this is one of my favorite side items now.

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Hollyk

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Heilder, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

This is a classic recipe! I also grew up in Massachusetts and have had this at many different restaurants around town. I even see it at the local grocery stores now-a-days labeled as Boston Bean Dip. When I make it, I like to put about 1/2 the beans into a food processor to smooth out the consistency. Very yummy!

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Good Eats

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 10, 2005

This makes a ton, but you can cut the recipe down. Try this once and you will get hooked!

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Kathy W.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Glenview, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2007

Scaled it down to 3 servings and used 2 cans of beans. Unfortunately (or fortunately), I only had 1 can of kidney beans and 1 can of garbanzo beans. Let it sit overnight and had some as a salad for lunch. Fantastic! I will try it with crackers as an appetizer, but it was real yummy!

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Marian

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Warwick, New York, USA

Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2007

Thank you so much for this recipe. I also grew up in New England and this bean relish was served at a local Scituate restaurant. I started thinking about it and couldn't get it out of my head and then I saw this recepe and said...THATS IT!!! Yeah, It's so good and easy. My favorite is served with good old ritz style crackers. Thanks again, Mary

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Mary

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2010

I cut this recipe in half and it still made a ton. Keeping to the recipe, I refrigerated it for a couple of hours before giving it a try. It tasted pretty boring at that point, but the next day...! It was a completely changed dish! The directions should read, "Refrigerate overnight." This recipe is a keeper.

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trenchchic

Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2009

Thank you Kathy! What a find for me. I live in Massachusetts and when I go out to dinner I eat so much of the relish the tray needs to be refilled. Now I can have it at home. Since there are just the two of us I had to change the the amounts and it was a little too moist-I think I should have drained my relish more carefully.

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JOANELAINE

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

This is amazing! I didn't have dry mustard, so I just used a little of the real thing (sorry if this is a no-no in the New England version--if so, forgive me, I'm from Illinois!). The mustard and sweet relish give such a great flavor to this dish. The nice thing about this dish is that it's one of those that doesn't really require measuring--just add ingredients to taste. I used dried beans to cut back on the sodium a little, and mashed them up just a little. We ate it with Wheat Thin crackers. Delicious!

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silentexplorer13

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hampshire, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2011

Addictive! I did not have white pepper, but otherwise followed the recipe. I did lightly smash the beans with a fork, though.

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mama mia

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Fredericksburg, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

SO EZ & DELICIOUS--I MADE THIS CHRISTMAS MORN, JUST AS AN EXTRA FOR THE ALWAYS HUNGREY MEN--IT WAS SO QUICK TO PUT TOGETHER, VERY TASTY. ADDED FEW SPLASHES OF HOT SAUCE, BUT ONLY BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE SOUTH, IT'S NOT NECESSARY. OH,ALSO EXCHANED SOME OF THE RED BEANS WITH GAZ'POs (as other reviewers suggested) FOR APPEARANCE & VARIETY. IF ANY IS LEFT, MAKES A GREAT SIDE TO DINNER NEXT DAY. REALLY ENJOYED-THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING %)

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