As we sat there staring at what seemed like thousands of tiny pieces, she said, "I'm going to need a lot more wine than this if I'm going to put this thing together."
It's BBQ month so I'm celebrating with my favorite BBQ side salad. This healthy Easy Bean Salad (vegan and gluten-free) is the easiest and quickest bean salad ever! Made with canned beans, only 6 ingredients and ready in only 5 minutes, it's not only my fave go-to summer salad recipes, it's 6 WW points on the blue plan. It's packed with fibre, protein and good fat (unsaturated). I make this most often when we're throwing something on the BBQ and I need a quick barbecue side dish.
We had just moved into our new house and received a new BBQ as a housewarming gift...
So I had called my best friend to come over to help me put the BBQ together. She was good at these sorts of things. Not only was she an engineer, but several years back, she had put together this massive oak desk that we had bought at a 2nd hand sale. It was beyond confusing and each piece felt like it weighed at least 50 lbs. Yet somehow she figured it all out and patiently put it together. I was in awe of her.
It took her hours and all she got out of it was a burger. Now that's a good friend.
But this time, I had wine to offer up and she liked that. The barbecue, however, was a different story.
Easy vegan bean salad (that even your meat loving friends will adore!)
It was a beast. Fortunately the bean salad wasn't.
So we just drank more wine instead.
Then a few days later, to my complete surprise and joy, I came home to a put together and WORKING BBQ - in one piece! My husband had put it together. Again, I was in complete awe... especially because he seemed to think it was no big deal.
It was a big deal.
We use the BBQ quite a bit and seem to need a new one every few years.
Maybe because he doesn't drink wine.
I continue to be in awe of those that can put things together so easily. And hope I am never again charged with that task. Because my perfect world is one of NO assembly required.
I love this easy side salad with a quick BBQ meat like pork steak (pictured above)! It's the fastest and easiest salad around to take along to a summer BBQ, potluck or picnic. And if you are vegan, then just skip the meat, of course!
The moral of the story is: don't drink wine WHILE you are putting together a BBQ - wait until afterwards. Oh, and make sure you have easy side dishes like this Easy Bean Salad on hand! We may not have had BBQ that night, but at least we did eat this 5 minute protein rich salad.
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Easy Bean Salad (Vegan)
Ingredients
- 2 14 oz can cut green beans drained
- 3 19 oz can mixed bean/bean medley (red kidney beans, chick peas, romano beans, great northern white beans) drained
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
Instructions
- Pour everything into a bowl and mix well. Serve.
Notes
Nutrition
More Easy Summer Salads
Healthy Classic Potato Salad (WW friendly)
This post is part of the Country Cook's Weekend Potluck!
I would not want to have the task of putting together a bbq. Thankfully my hubby does that too 😉 I absolutely love beans and try to eat them regularly. This salad is definitely a delicious one for all those summer get togethers. Love that it's quick to put together too!
Hi Dawn: Yes, putting together BBQ's is not for the faint of heart! I hope you enjoy the salad if you end up making it 🙂
This is my kind of recipe Terri. I'm going to pick up the ingredients tomorrow to give it a try!
Great, Sue.. I'd love to hear how you like it!
This is one of my favorite summer BBQ sides! It's so delicious!
Thanks Taylor -mine too 🙂
This is awesome! Love that it is so easy to make!
Thanks, Toni!
This made the best side dish with our barbecue dinner last night! Definitely adding this to the dinner line up for next week!
Glad you liked it, Sara!
Love easy recipes like this one. It's perfect. Healthy and delicious!
A great protein packed salad that would be perfect for for a bbq.
Thanks, Danni! I love eating with BBQ meat and it's also perfect for my vegetarian or vegan friends!