Dense Bean Salad

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + chilling
Yield 8 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
TikTok's famous dense bean salad is the healthy grab-and-go lunch recipe you've been looking for.

Ingredients

  • DRESSING:
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • SALAD:
  • 1 can (15 ounces) no-salt-added garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (15 ounces) no-salt-added white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 cup chopped sweet pepper (red, orange and/or yellow)
  • 1/3 cup chopped red onion
  • 4 ounces pepperoni, chopped
  • 1-1/2 cups fresh mozzarella pearls
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • Additional salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Add garbanzo beans, white beans, tomatoes, sweet peppers, red onion, pepperoni, mozzarella pearls and basil; toss to thoroughly combine. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 380 calories, 25g fat (10g saturated fat), 45mg cholesterol, 501mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 5g fiber), 16g protein.

If you haven't already jumped on the TikTok-viral dense bean salad recipe bandwagon, this pepperoni pizza-inspired recipe is the perfect protein-packed place to start. —Susan Bronson, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
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