No-Sugar Three Bean Salad

Healthy Lunch - Lunch

This recipe was given to me by a vegan friend I had in college. It is the best bean salad I have ever tasted, and I love it because you can experiment with the ingredients and still have a mouth-watering side dish. I hope you like it!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Additional: 2hrs

Total: 2hrs15 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

No-Sugar Three Bean Salad

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas)

drained and rinsed

1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans

drained and rinsed

1 (15 ounce) can green beans

drained and rinsed

4 green onions

chopped

1 stalk celery

sliced

½ cup cider vinegar

¼ cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon honey

½ teaspoon ground dry mustard

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

Mexican Bean and Rice Salad

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

In a bowl gently mix the garbanzo beans kidney beans green beans green onions and celery. In a separate bowl whisk together the vinegar oil honey mustard garlic powder black pepper onion powder and cayenne pepper. Pour dressing over the salad and toss gently to coat. Cover refrigerate at least 2 hours and gently toss before serving.

Nutritional Information

No-Sugar Three Bean Salad

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 170

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5.2g 10%

Carbohydrates: 20.7g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 5.8g 23%

Sugars: 2.8g

Fat: 7.6g 12%

Saturated Fat: 1.1g 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 244.9IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.6mg 4%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 12%

Vitamin C: 4.4mg 7%

Folate: 40.8mcg 10%

Calcium: 46.2mg 5%

Iron: 1.7mg 9%

Magnesium: 17.6mg 6%

Potassium: 146.1mg 4%

Sodium: 309.7mg 12%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 68

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.