4 antipasto style bean Recipes

navy beans, cooked and drained, red bell pepper, diced (fresh or roasted or canned), artichoke hearts, drained and quartered, red onion, sliced, black olives or 2/3 cup burgundy olive, chopped, fresh parsley, chopped finely, mint leaf, minced, basil, minced, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper

rotini or fusilli (corkscrew-shaped pastas), garlic cloves, dijon-style mustard, red-wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, water, vegetable oil, sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil), soaked in hot water for 5 minutes and drained well, smoked mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, a 1-lb can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed, sliced hard salami , cut into julienne strips, bottled small peperoncini (pickled tuscan peppers), dried hot red pepper flakes, loosely packed fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves, minced

ready-to-eat mediterranean-style salad, drained canned no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans), sliced lean deli ham , cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips (about 1/4 lb), quartered artichoke hearts, drained, red bell pepper, cut into rings, balsamic vinegar, water, olive oil, dried oregano, dijon mustard, pepper, grated nonfat parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley (optional)