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Easy Bean Salad

By: Kathi S. 
"An easy, delicious cold bean salad. A big hit at barbeques and football parties! Use any 3-bean combination. Red beans are also really nice in this salad!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (12)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
  • 3/4 cup salsa
  • 1/4 cup fat free French dressing
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, toss together the black beans, garbanzo beans, cannellini beans, water chestnuts, salsa, and dressing. Season with garlic powder, and salt and pepper. Cover, and chill until serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 106 | Total Fat: 0.7g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2003 by CURTISLEE   view full review
A great explosion of flavor combination. This is an excellent bean salad. I used kidney...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2003 by NTOMLINSON   view full review
Great and tasty recipe. Substitue an Italian dressing in liew of the French. Interesting...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by JUSTCYN   view full review
Since this recipe invited you to try different beans I made a typical 3 bean salad with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2003 by AVIVA   view full review
I made some variations on this salad, such as adding more beans, using a tomato sauce instead...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2003 by MAGGIEKBS   view full review
Really quick. Taste will vary considerably by the type of salsa that you use.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2005 by DLLFNN   view full review
Great recipe. I didn't have any French dressing so I used Honey Dijon instead and it turned...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2009 by rachel   view full review
I have made this recipe many times - it is SO easy and always a crowd pleaser. I've tried all...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2006 by Sharonsharealike   view full review
Mmmm...healthy AND yummy. I just made this for a huge bbq get together. Most of the little...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2007 by CHELS   view full review
Yet another recipe that seem to bring the guys around during sports seasons! Quick, cheap, and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2007 by Momo'2   view full review
This salad is good. I changed a few things like adding Kidney beans instead of Garbonzo beans...

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