Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2009

So refreshing and delicious! Wow! I couldn't stop eating it. I'm not a huge fan of bean salad. All the ones I've ever tried were just bland, but this was out of this world. Since I've never made a bean salad before, I was afraid to vary to much from the original recipe, but I did make two tiny additions...I added a small clove of minced garlic (fresh) and a little bit of pepper. I wouldn't use cherry tomatoes as I thought the cut up tomatoes added to the "sauce". Perfect.

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Caryl

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009

Great taste. 'I agree- if you can't take the heat! Stay out of the kitchen! This was great as 'is' as well as personalizing to your taste.

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sasha164

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Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2009

This is so good...really. It was easy to find ingredients for and easy to make...Leftovers are especially good as the flavors have more time to meld. My 7year old loves this! Thanks for the wonderful, healthful recipe!

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ashleescoolmom

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Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2009

Great recipe, but I used cherry tomatoes. I have made bean salads before and they taste great, but leftovers can be too watery if you use chopped/cut up tomatoes. With cherry tomatoes the leftovers taste great too.

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melb31

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2007

Me and my family loved this recipe , i did use cilantro and added black beans. Thanks for a gret dish

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Sonya

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Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2005

This was so good Cathy! I used garbonzos and pintos in this recipe and added some chopped cucs and black olives. This is a very refreshing salad and went so nicely with our spicey pork tenderloin. Thanks so much!

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LINDA MCLEAN

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Home Town: Livingston, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2004

I thought this was pretty good. My husband wouldn't eat it. I made him try it and he first picked out the garbanzos since he doesn't like them. People who don't like cold bean salads won't like it. I used Lime instead of lemon; and red beans in stead of kidnet beans. I did half with fresh cilantro and half with fresh parsley and I liked the cilantro better (but I love cilantro); the parsley batch had a nice fresh flavor. I tried adding some (thawed) frozen corn and thougth that was good. I added some more chopped red onion since that gave it nice flavor and crunch and a bit more tomato was good.

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Reviewed: May 11, 2004

This is not a review... it's my recipe and it's supposed to say that the beans should be drained and RINSED. Also, I specified that any combination of beans would work, but contrasting colors make the best presentation! But, you know, I think it's a 5* recipe, so I'm going to give it 5*s just to get you guys started! Enjoy! p.s. to "likkel"... why would people who don't like cold bean salads even try this recipe? that's like saying vegetarians won't like a beefsteak recipe! And WHY would you feed it to your husband, knowing he doesn't like garbanzo beans??

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