Mediterranean Three Bean Salad

Starrynews's Note:

I made this after being inspired by a wonderful salad served at our favorite local Mediterranean eatery and wanted to be able to make such an easy, healthy and delicious salad at home. You can use fresh, frozen, or canned corn, as long as you adjust the preparation as needed - if frozen, thaw before adding to salad; if canned, drain and rinse before adding. I am labelling servings as a side dish - if you want to serve as an entree, adjust ingredients accordingly.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Salad

• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup corn
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded & chopped
• 1 cup parsley or 1 cup cilantro, chopped

Dressing

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Combine kidney beans, butter beans, black beans, corn, tomato, onion, green pepper, cucumber, and parsley in a large bowl. Mix well.
2. In a separate small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper to taste.
3. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.

Reviews

[Cookgirl]

I love bean salads-it's the first salad I ever learned to make. Subbed sundried toms
for fresh and a red bell for green. We liked the cumin in the dressing because usually
the bean salad I make has Italian seasoning. A scattering of cotija would have been good
on the salad but alas had none on hand. Will make again in the summer when tomatoes and
especially heirloom tomatoes are in season and plentiful. Reviewed for Veg Tag/February.

[Susie D]

A delicious & different three bean salad! I like the colorful presentation & think it would be a nice potluck salad. I made mine early in the day & after marinating the flavors really shined. Thank you for sharing the recipe! :-)

[Rita~]

This recipe came real easy all you have to do is make and enjoy Starrynews`s Corn and Tomato Salad and use 1 leftover serving of it added to this recipe. You`ll get two for one that way! We like heat so I did add 1 jalapeno. Thanks!