28 three bean and tomato salad Recipes

white wine vinegar, garlic powder, oregano, dried, diced tomatoes, well drained (i use low sodium ), sweet corn, well drained, black beans, well drained, garbanzo beans, well drained, kidney beans, well drained, juice from two lime, chopped cilantro (i like a lot of cilantro for flavor but it is up to you), pepper

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

lean ground sirloin or bison, olive oil, green beans, fresh or frozen, thawed, canned white beans, rinsed and drained, canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained, carrot, peeled and chopped, chopped green bell pepper, whole-grain hamburger buns, low-fat italian vinaigrette, romaine lettuce leaves, tomato slices

chickpeas, drained and rinsed, cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, fresh green beans , snaped into 1 ",pieces, sun-dried tomato , oil packed,chopped, marinated artichoke hearts, cut in half, green onions, sliced, pepper, parsley, chopped, italian dressing, your favorite, feta cheese (optional)

brown rice , rinsed three times and drained (instant or quick works, too, but not as well), water (adjust amount depending on type of rice and method used for cooking), mixed herbs, divided (herbes de provence or fine herbes, e.g.), garlic powder, divided, dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, pitted black olives, drained and rinsed (small), canned artichoke bottoms in water, drained, rinsed, and coarsely chopped, tomatoes, coarsely chopped or 2 cups grape tomatoes, carrots, shaved with a peeler into strips, stalks celery, washed and coarsely chopped, cucumber, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped, fresh parsley (chopped ), red onion, coarsely chopped , about 1 cup, roasted cashews (almonds work well, too), capers, sharp cheddar cheese, very coarsely chopped (may also use other sharp or tangy cheese, such as gruyere, feta, even blue), cooked chicken breasts, cold, coarsely chopped, mandarin orange segments, drained and rinsed, hass avocado, pitted, peeled, and chopped (1 large or two small), head bronze leaf lettuce, olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, herb seasoning mix (fine herbes or some other commercial blend, your choice), lemon juice, salt & pepper

onion powder, garlic powder, celery seed, dried parsley, dried thyme, dried basil, dried oregano, salt and ground black pepper to taste, bay leaf, elbow macaroni, olive oil, butter, carrot, diced, stalks celery, diced, onion, diced, chopped garlic, green bell pepper, diced, red bell pepper, diced, zucchini, diced, diced san marzano tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, three bean salad, drained and rinsed, frozen french-cut green beans, chicken stock