Search to find the perfect recipe!

Mediterranean Bean Salad

recipe-img

Description

This Mediterranean-style bean salad recipe is delightfully crisp and satisfying. Its fresh flavors include kidney beans, chickpeas, lemon, garlic and leafy herbs. This healthy salad is vegan and gluten free, but mostly just delicious! Recipe yields about six 1-cup servings.

Ingredient:

  • 2 cans red kidney beans (15 ounces each), rinsed and drained, or 3 cups cooked kidney beans
  • 1 can chickpeas (15 ounces), rinsed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
  • 1 small red onion, diced (about 1 cup)
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced in half or thirds lengthwise and chopped (about ¾ cup)
  • 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
  • ¾ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or mint
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice (about 1 ½ lemons)
  • 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
  • ¾ teaspoon fine salt
  • Small pinch red pepper flakes