A collection of the best vegetarian bean salad recipes for summer. Bring along a healthy and high-protein vegetarian or vegan bean salad to your next outdoor picnic or potluck, or just enjoy one of these bean salads for a nutritious low-fat and high-fiber summer lunch.
1. White Bean and Parsley Salad
Use any white beans that you like in this simple summer salad: cannellini, navy beans or even butter beans or chickpeas would work well in this quick bean salad. This bean salad travels well, so pack it up and enjoy under the summer sun!
2. Black Bean and Mango Salad
With fresh mango, this easy bean salad recipe is perfect on a hot summer day. It's inspired by the flavors of Mexico - with lime juice, fresh cilantro, and a jalapeno that you could omit to tame the heat a bit. Once you've diced your mango, this bean salad will take you just a minute to prepare.
3. Kidney Bean Salad with Walnuts and Cilantro
A quick and easy kidney bean salad recipe with fresh chopped cilantro and walnuts as well as plenty of garlic and onions. This kidney bean salad also has a special secret ingredient that makes it extra yummy! If you prefer, watch how to make this bean salad with this quick video.
4. Couscous, Chickpea and Mint Salad
Fresh mint cools down this couscous and chickpea bean salad. With grains, beans, and vegetables, this is a healthy salad that could be a main dish as well as a side.
5. Cold Butter Bean Salad
A simple salad using butter beans, tomatoes, corn and jalapeno peppers. A user reviewed this bean salad recipe, and gave it 5 out of 5 stars, writing, "The salad was great...It tickles the taste buds."6. Dijon Potato and Green Bean Salad
A potato and beans salad with fresh green beans in an easy Dijon mustard vinaigrette, this simple dish can be served as a side or brought to a summer picnic or potluck. With no mayonnaise, this is potato and green bean salad is vegan as well as vegetarian.
7. Southern Four-Bean Salad
A deli-style marinated Southern four-bean salad with green beans, chickpeas, wax beans and red beans. There are also substitutions offered, in case your grocery store doesn't stock one or more varieties. A classic cold summer bean salad recipe.
