Summer Grilling Rocks

The Big BeanBean salad makes a great take-along side dish to enjoy at a summer cookout, and you’ll get the nod of approval from vegans and vegetarians in the crowd. Use a mix of any kinds of canned beans you have in the house. If you want to go super frugal, go with dry beans that you soak and pressure-cook several days in advance before making this.

Ingredients

6 cups of beans, any variety (kidney beans, dark kidney, black beans, great Northern beans, Cannellini beans, pinto beans, black-eyed peas)
3 cups diced cucumber
1 medium onion, diced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup bell pepper chunks Continue reading