Easy Bean Salad (Vegan and Gluten-free)

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 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 and healthy 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. It was a beast. Fortunately the bean salad wasn't.

🥘 Ingredients

This easy vegan bean salad is sooo good that even your meat loving friends will adore it! And you only need 6 ingredients!

• canned mixed bean medley
• canned green beans
• Dijon mustard
• olive oil
• white granulated sugar
• red wine vinegar

🔪 Instructions

It's as simple as draining the beans and mixing everything together - that's it!

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. 

👪 Serving size

This recipe serves 10 people (½ cup serving) but can be cut in half or doubled or even tripled for a very large crowd! Simply click on the blue serving number in the recipe card and the amounts will adjust accordingly.

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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5 from 5 votes

📋 Easy Bean Salad recipe

This 5 minute healthy vegan bean salad is the easiest and quickest BBQ side dish! Made with canned beans, it only has 6 ingredients and takes 5 minutes to make. It's my go-to summer salad recipe and it's Weight Watchers friendly @ 6 WW points on the blue plan and gluten-free.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, North American

Keyword bean salad, easy, mixed bean, vegan salad

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 10 people

Calories 188kcal

Author Adapted from Rachel Ray's 3 Bean Salad

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Ingredients

• 2 -14 oz cans cut green beans drained
• 3 -19 oz cans mixed bean/bean medley (red kidney beans, chick peas, romano beans, great northern white beans) drained
• 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoon white granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoon olive oil
• ¼ cup red wine vinegar

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Instructions

• Pour everything into a bowl and mix well. Serve.

Notes

👪 Serving size

This recipe serves 10 people (½ cup serving) but can be cut in half or doubled or even tripled for a very large crowd! Simply click on the blue serving number in the recipe card and the amounts will adjust accordingly.

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Nutrition Facts

📋 Easy Bean Salad recipe

Amount Per Serving (0.5 cup)

Calories 188 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 430mg19%

Potassium 524mg15%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 10g42%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 352IU7%

Vitamin C 8mg10%

Calcium 65mg7%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 430mg | Potassium: 524mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 352IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 3mg

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