3 moosewood bean salad Recipes

cannellini beans or 2 (15 oz) cans kidney beans, drained, garlic cloves, minced, red onion, minced, celery ribs, with leaves sliced (optional), lemon , juice of, olive oil, fresh mint or 1 tbsp fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil, tomatoes, cubed or 2 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes, drained, red wine vinegar (optional), salt and pepper, to taste

sesame oil, rice vinegar or 5 tbsp cider vinegar, sugar (or your choice of sweetener), tamari or 3 tbsp light soy sauce, garlic cloves, minced, salt, to your taste, crushed red pepper flakes, to your taste, fresh ginger, minced (optional), extra firm tofu, well drained (6 cakes), mushrooms, left whole, carrot, grated (or in matchsticks), bell pepper, finely chopped (any colour except green), cabbage, shredded (optional), shallot, minced (optional), fresh mung bean sprouts (optional), coarsely chopped peanuts (optional), minced fresh cilantro (optional), minced fresh parsley (even basil would be nice) (optional), fresh tomato, diced (optional), sesame seeds (optional)