This week’s salad recipe is a can salad. It is one of my favorite quick recipes because it can be made in just a few minutes with little prep. However, to complete this recipe you will need rather complicated equipment, a can opener. If after reading the following recipe you are hungry for more, visit the Epicurious Recipes blog for more ideas and recipes.
Canned Bean Summer Salad
Ingredients
Directions
1. Open and drain your beans and peas. Rinse them under cool water until the water runs clear. This will remove the extra starch from the canned beans.
2. Pour the beans into a bowl and add in the Italian dressing and fresh cilantro. Stir until the beans and peas have been thoroughly coated with the dressing. Chill before serving.
This salad can be made with just about any beans and legumes that you like. An interesting variation on this recipe is to use boiled peanuts as one of the beans for this three bean salad. If you don’t like Italian dressing you can use another type of vinaigrette.
This bean salad makes a great addition to any summer picnic or pot luck dinner. It can also be canned or frozen for later use. The beans in this dish are a great source of protein, however, they have a lot of starch in them, so this is not a great dish to make if you are on a low carbohydrate diet.