5 main bean salad Recipes

cooked quinoa or 2 cups kamut or 2 cups rice or 2 cups millet or 2 cups barley or 2 cups posole or 2 cups wild rice or 2 cups pasta shells, cooked chicken breasts (optional) or 1 cup salmon (optional) or 1 cup tempeh (optional) or 1 cup cooked beans (optional), carrot, diced, stalk celery or 1 stalk fennel, diced, red bell peppers or 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced, sliced scallions, toasted chopped nuts or sunflower seeds or eggs, slices or grated cheese, to garnish, salad dressing , of choice

tuna, drained and flaked, cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, halved cherry tomatoes, scallion, diced finely, lettuce , of your choice, minced garlic, basil, olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, to taste

corn with peppers, drained, black beans, rinsed and drained, diced, herb-seasoned tomatoes, drained, shredded monterey jack cheese, chopped, fresh cilantro or parsley, avocadoes, peeled, pit removed, sliced, eggs, hard-cooked, peeled, sliced, sun-dried tomato , low-fat vinaigrette, black pepper , to taste, juice of 1 lime

cucumber, frozen medium cooked shrimp, thawed, garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained, minced fresh parsley, olive oil, cider vinegar, garlic clove, minced, salt, lemon-pepper seasoning, leaf lettuce , optional