Four Bean Spicy Salad Recipes

SPICY 3-BEAN CHILI SALAD

Steps:

• Soak the onions in a bowl of ice water to mellow their sharpness and set aside. Strain and rinse the black, kidney and pinto beans.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the oil, the tomato paste, chili powder, cumin and oregano to a medium skillet. Turn the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula, until the tomato paste and oil have come together as a dark brown paste, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Turn off the heat, and stir in the remaining 5 tablespoons oil. Let cool for 25 minutes so the oil can absorb the flavors of the tomato-paste mixture.
• Pour the oil mixture into a fine-mesh strainer set over a liquid measuring cup with a spout. Do not press down on the tomato-paste mixture, just let the oil drain until there is at least 1/4 cup of it in the measuring cup, 5 to 7 minutes. Discard the tomato-paste mixture. Put the pickled jalapeno juice and 1 teaspoon salt into a large mixing bowl, and slowly whisk in the flavored oil.
• Strain the onions, and add them to the bowl with the dressing. Add the jalapenos, all the beans and the red and yellow bell peppers. Stir to combine, and add salt to taste. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, and garnish with the sliced scallions.

COLORFUL FOUR BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the white sugar, vinegar, and vegetable oil. Stir in the celery, green pepper, red onion and pimentos. Pour the green beans, wax beans, lima beans and kidney beans into a colander, and rinse under cold water. Let drain for a few minutes, then stir into the bowl with the rest of the salad. Store in a large jar in the refrigerator, and shake or turn occasionally for 1 day to marinate. If you do not have a sealed container, simply stir the salad every few hours. This keeps for about a week, but will be gone sooner.

SPICY BLACK BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix black beans, corn, red onion, salsa, olive oil, cilantro, garlic, lemon juice, vinegar, cumin, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to 2 days. Serve chilled.

FOUR-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, combine all of the beans, green pepper and onions. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Pour over bean mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight, stirring several times. Serve with a slotted spoon.

FOUR BEAN SPICY SALAD

Steps:

• Drain the beans.
• Combine all dressing ingredients with an Emersion blender.
• Combine all ingredients and let marinate at least 1 hour or longer.

FOUR BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, whisk together the sugar, vinegar and oil.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, green beans, lima beans, kidney beans, pinto beans and pimentos.
• Toss to evenly coat and place in large sealed container. Place in refrigerator and turn periodically to mix.

4 BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Drain and rinse all beans.
• Combine beans with green onions and bell pepper in a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar, and mustard. Pour over bean mixture.
• Toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes

SPICY BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Drain all the beans well.
• In a bowl place the sesame oil and garlic, mix well. Add the onion, stir.
• Sprinkle in the coriander, chili, cumin, black pepper and salt and stir.
• Mix with the beans, sprinkle over the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve at room temperature.

3 OR 4 BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the beans and onion in a glass bowl.
• Pour the oil, vinegar, sugar and celery salt into a saucepan and bring to a boil, allowing the sugar to dissolve.
• Pour the vinegar mix over the beans and onions in the bowl and mix well.
• Allow to cool for 30 minutes then refrigerate until ready to use.
• This salad is best after about 6 hours, but is still good if you want to use it right away.