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Tex-Mex · Salad

Marinated Four-Bean Salad

Black beans, kidney beans, green beans and yellow wax beans tossed with red onion, cilantro, cumin and a sweet-sharp vinegar dressing. It travels well, so it suits picnics and barbecues.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on12 min
  • Total43 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 canblack beans, 15 oz (425 g) can, rinsed and drained
  • 1 canred kidney beans, 15 oz (425 g) can, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cangreen beans, 8 oz (227 g) can, rinsed and drained
  • 1 canyellow wax beans, 8 oz (227 g) can, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cupred onion, chopped
  • ¼ cupfresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1jalapeño, seeded and finely choppedoptional
  • 5 tbspcider vinegar
  • 2½ tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsplight brown sugar
  • 1½ tspground cumin, plus more to taste
  • ½ tspsalt, plus more to taste
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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