These dense bean salad recipes are hearty dishes that combine delicious ingredients like beans, veggies, meats and cheeses.

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Make the vinaigrette: While the rice is cooking, in a large bowl (big enough to fit the entire salad), whisk together the oil ... Chickpeas >> white beans, pinto beans, black beans. Brown rice >> ...

Sometimes, I’ll fry the grains in olive oil to sprinkle over salad, or I’ll ... favorite move is to use the rice in stuffed poblanos, which also feature pinto beans and are topped with melted ...

Mix the wild rice, broad beans, avocado, spring onions and radishes together in a bowl, add the dressing and toss gently. Add the micro cress, give the salad one further toss and serve.

Rice salad with chicken is one of the easiest and most delicious ... Giardiniera is an assortment of Italian ...

This creamy Senegalese rice and lamb dish combines peanuts ... You've got plenty of options for this salad: butter beans, lima beans, black-eyed peas, or navy beans. Just be sure to use green ...

Filé Gumbo Bar is way more than just gumbo. They've got red beans and rice and some amazing seasonal specials.

This broccoli salad, with its rice and nuts, is a complete meal and ... I quite often add other blanched veges, such as beans and asparagus. Keep your broccoli tender but crisp and once it melds ...

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Remove the baking beans or rice and greaseproof paper and return ... or until the filling is just set and the top is golden-brown. For the salad, whisk the mustard, vinegar and olive oil together ...