Best 7 Bean Salad Recipes

SEVEN BEAN SALAD

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/3 cup red onion, finely minced
Red wine vinegar, for marinating, plus more for dressing
1/4 cup each of 7 different varieties of dried beans, such as chickpeas, snowcap, scarlet runner, kidney, cranberry, appaloosa, and calypso, cooked
1/4 cup celery, finely minced
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
Shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano, for serving

Steps:

Place red onion in a small bowl with enough red wine vinegar to cover. Let marinate for one hour.
In a medium bowl, combine beans, celery, and parsley. Drain onion and add to bean mixture.
Drizzle with olive oil and enough vinegar to taste. Season with salt and pepper. Toss until well combined. Salad may be eaten immediately or refrigerated up to a day.
Just before serving, shave thin slices of Parmigiano over each portion.

TANGY BAKED SEVEN BEANS

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Everyone needs a go-to side dish for school events, picnics and potlucks. Here's mine. Freeze leftovers for future outings. -Rod Lundwall, Tooele, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 1h30m

Yield 18 servings (3/4 cup each).

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 pound bacon strips, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 large sweet yellow pepper, chopped
1 large sweet red pepper, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cans (15 ounces each) pork and beans
1 can (16 ounces) butter beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15-1/2 ounces) black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
2 bottles (18 ounces each) barbecue sauce
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon liquid smoke, optional

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In an ovenproof Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cook and stir onion, yellow pepper, red pepper, garlic, chipotle pepper and pepper in bacon drippings until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat., Add beans and cooked bacon to Dutch oven; stir in barbecue sauce, vinegar and, if desired, liquid smoke., Bake, covered, 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until heated through. Freeze option: Freeze cooled beans in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 369 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 17mg cholesterol, Sodium 1126mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 9g fiber), Protein 13g protein.

BEST BEAN SALAD

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I'd turned my nose up at this for years, but suddenly I can't get enough of it. Thanks, Momma D!

Provided by chemjo

Categories Salad Beans Three Bean Salad Recipes

Time 8h20m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 (14.5 ounce) can green beans, drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can wax beans, drained
1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can black beans, drained
½ cup chopped green pepper
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped celery
½ cup salad oil
½ cup vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¾ cup white sugar

Steps:

Combine the green beans, wax beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, green pepper, onion, and celery in a large bowl; toss to mix.
Whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar in a separate bowl until the sugar is dissolved; pour over the bean mixture. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167.3 calories, Carbohydrate 23.6 g, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 412.1 mg, Sugar 9.3 g