Scarlet Runner Bean and Cress Salad
Scarlet Runner beans are large, meaty, and versatile. They work in salads like this one, but they can also replace meat in chili and stews. Ancho cress, sometimes known as...
Recipes
Three Sisters Summer Salad
This recipe comes from Chími Nu'am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen by Sara Calvosa Olson (Heyday, 2023). She calls for fresh cranberry beans, shelled and simmered in water...
Julia Turshen's Warm Three-Bean Salad
Julia Turshen is a New York Times bestselling cookbook author whose latest cookbook, What Goes with What, is now available. She also provides endless inspiration to home cooks in her weekly...
White Lima Bean Salad with Cod, Roasted Peppers, and Sun Dried Tomatoes
In Spain and other parts of Europe, salt cod is popular and often served in salads. It's a process to prepare—we have found that cooking fresh fish is easier. You...
Emily Nunn's Green Goddess Quinoa with Chickpeas, Spinach, and Avocado
Emily Nunn runs The Department of Salad newsletter, an endless source of salad wisdom. She shared this salad, featuring garbanzos, quinoa, and a green goddess dressing loaded with fresh herbs....
Fatted Calf’s Tomato Salad with Peppers & White Beans
Fatted Calf Charcuterie, owned by husband-and-wife team Taylor Boetticher and Toponia Miller, is best known for its cured meats, but their sandwiches and salads are just as remarkable. We...
Marcella Hazan's Radicchio and Warm Bean Salad
A simple salad like this one, from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition, requires the freshest, best-quality ingredients you can find. She says: "The ideal components...
Chef Mavis-Jay's Black Eyed Pea Salad
Chef and activist Mavis-Jay Sanders is a passionate advocate for food justice in Black and low-income communities. As the the founder of Queers at the Beards, she directed the 2025 fundraising...
Garbanzo de Aguachile Verde
Aguachile is a Mexican dish usually made with raw seafood in a spicy marinade. We tried a version with our Garbanzos and dang, it works! It's bright and bold and...
Minnow's Trout and Beans with Peas
We asked the team at Minnow to share a favorite salad recipe using our beans and their tinned seafood, and they generously shared not one, but two! One vinaigrette,...
Minnow's Weeknight Nicoise Salad
Some of the Rancho Gordo staff attended a somewhat brutal trade show earlier in the year. There really wasn't a lot of great food unless you craved "healthy" overly processed...
Black Garbanzo Salad with Tuna and Artichoke Hearts
Beans and tuna are always a good match. Here we paired our Black Garbanzo beans with Bonito del Norte Tuna and added some marinated vegetables for flavor and texture. The...
White Bean, Kale, and Avocado Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Some salads feel like a supporting dish, and some feel like they can stand on their own. We can assure you that this one, loaded with beans, kale, avocado, and...
French Green Lentil Salad with Roasted Carrots and Thyme
A pile of lentils tossed with a simple vinaigrette makes the perfect base for just about anything: roasted vegetables, fish, or chicken. You can serve this salad warm or at...
Fennel, Celery, and Moro Bean Salad
We are always encouraging you to cook a pot of beans and see where it leads you. Here's a salad that Steve created after cooking a pot of Moro beans...
Ellen Kanner's Fireworks Black Bean and Mango Salad
Photo credit: Ellen Kanner Friend of the Bean Ellen Kanner created this recipe a few years ago to bring to a friend's annual Fourth of July party that was not...