Name: Quick and Easy White Bean Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 14.5-ounce can white beans, drained but not rinsed; 2 tablespoons chopped red onion; A squeeze of lemon juice; 2 teaspoons wine vinegar (red or white); 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon dry Herbs de Provence (crumbled) OR 1 teaspoon of some combination of finely chopped rosemary, tarragon, thyme, and lavender; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

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Budget Vegan Bean Salad White Bean

Simple white bean salad with red onions, a little lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, herbs, salt and pepper.

Photography Credit: Elise Bauer

My mother is a genius.

She throws together the most simple of ingredients, and they are so good that I have to get up in the middle of a meal to write everything down, for in her words, “if you like it, ask me now what I did because in an hour I won’t remember.”

What I love about this white bean salad creation of hers is that it is so dead easy, and it’s good protein too.

It would make an excellent picnic salad because you can make it a day ahead; the extra time just gives the flavors more time to sink into the beans. If you really have the time, make the beans from scratch ahead of time on the stovetop or in a pressure cooker.

It can also be put together at the last minute with basic pantry items. If you have fresh herbs available, you can use those, if not, dry Herbs de Provence work well too.

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Quick and Easy White Bean Salad Recipe

Prep time: 5 minutes
Yield: Serves 4

You can easily double or quadruple the recipe to serve a larger group.

Ingredients

1 14.5-ounce can white beans, drained but not rinsed
2 tablespoons chopped red onion
A squeeze of lemon juice
2 teaspoons wine vinegar (red or white)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon dry Herbs de Provence (crumbled) OR 1 teaspoon of some combination of finely chopped rosemary, tarragon, thyme, and lavender
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

1 Let the onion marinate in lemon juice: After you chop up the onion, squeeze a little lemon juice over it and let it sit while prepping the other ingredients. According to my mother, this will take the edge off the onion.

2 Combine all ingredients into a serving dish. You can serve right away if you want, but if you chill for a few hours, the flavors will come together better.

Lasts a couple of days in the refrigerator.

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Elise Bauer

Elise Bauer is the founder of Simply Recipes. Elise launched Simply Recipes in 2003 as a way to keep track of her family's recipes, and along the way grew it into one of the most popular cooking websites in the world. Elise is dedicated to helping home cooks be successful in the kitchen. Elise is a graduate of Stanford University, and lives in Sacramento, California.

58 Comments / Reviews

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erika

Tasty!! I added cilantro instead, tomatoes and hearts of palm. Delicious.

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- January 24, 2020
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Great Saks, easy to throw together ahead.

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- July 28, 2019
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Inge

This was divine! I added a handful of halved grape tomatoes and followed your advice on the fresh herbs. Thank you!

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- July 25, 2019
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- Elise Bauer
  
  I’m so glad you liked it Inge! It works great with added tomatoes.
  - July 25, 2019
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Amy

Loved it. Absolutely delish. Would you tell me how many calories per 50grams would be in this?

Cheers,

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- July 1, 2019
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- Summer Miller
  
  Hi, Amy! We don’t currently calculate nutritional information on our recipes. I’d recommend using an online nutritional calculator like this one. Thanks!
  - July 2, 2019
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Kristen

Loved this recipe! Simple and flavorful. Used an Herbs de Provence salt, freshly ground pepper and fresh parsley and thyme from my garden.

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- June 26, 2019
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Katelyn

The description and picture show chopped parsley, but I don’t see it in the actual recipe list…how much is included?
- June 11, 2019
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- Elise Bauer
  
  Hi Katelyn, what you are seeing is not parsley, but fresh chopped herbs such as tarragon and thyme which are in the ingredient list.
  - June 13, 2019
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Janie

I cooked my own large white beans and used the recipe for the dressing. The color of the wine vinegar caused the beans to turn kind of grey, so it was not so pretty. Next time, I will use white balsamic vinegar to avoid the color change. The recipe is delicious. I added diced celery and lots of Italian parsley. Yummy!
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Fay

So simple and tasty as is–but also super grateful for this nice basic recipe that one can easily play around with. Today no vinegar but plenty of lemon juice and added bell peppers and purple cabbage. Lovely light lunch on the go! THANK YOU ELISE!

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Rosie

It looks good.. Does anybody knows the nutritional information?
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- Emma Christensen
  
  Hi, Rosie! We don’t currently calculate nutritional information on our recipes. I’d recommend using an online nutritional calculator like this one. Thanks!
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Sarah

This salad is so delicious! But most of all it was extremely quick and easy. Perfect for lunch meal prep! I added diced tomatoes, green bell pepper and tripled the serving. Turned out great! Will definitely be making again

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GeeBee

I followed the recipe exactly and it was very good. Next time I’ll add some garlic and diced pepper and increase the fresh herbs.

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Mamoona Zahid

I simply love it. I usually make a similar version of it by adding lots of onions, tomatoes, and coriander. Top it with lemon and chaat masala. Delicious and healthy, great recipe!
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Marie

I made this with home made heirloom pinto beans while the beans were still warm. I used champagne vinegar and extra herbs de provence. So quick to make (once you have the beans) and seems so ‘fancy’ and definitely delicious!

Thanks Elise and Mom!
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Ann Davis

Thanks so much for sharing this salad! It’s a great base for experimenting. When I make it, I use chickpeas rather than white beans and add some grape tomatoes. I also like to increase the amount of herbs de provence a bit. I can’t stop eating it!

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Elise Bauer

Hi Barbara, I’m so glad you like the site!
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tanya makaitis

Yum! Thank you! I was low on food after returning from vacation and this hit the spot! I didn’t even have onions and it was still great. I ate this with stuffed grape leaves and it was a perfect combo.
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Leslie

My mother has made the same salad, although she doesn’t use the garlic or the vinegar, just a lot of lemon juice. It tastes just as good as this one, plus adding chickpeas gives it a little more protein too. Overall, this recipe was great, even if you tweak it to your own recipe or use it as is.
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Gaelle Kennedy

Loved this recipe. Delicious. So quick, too. Next time, I may experiment with a touch of garlic and parsley. Thanks.
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Tina

This is so delicious and so EASY! I save it in the fridge and eat it several times a week for a very healthy lunch (actually – I just lost a ton of weight – and attribute part of that to this wonderful salad, which fills me up, tastes great, but is so very healthy as well!). Also good side dish for any type of grilled meat…

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Laura Carpenter

Love this! Add capers and chopped sundried tomatoes … bliss!

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Quick and Easy White Bean Salad

Simple white bean salad with red onions, a little lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, herbs, salt and pepper.