Chicken Free Three Bean Salad with Turmeric-Lemon Vinaigrette
This vibrant, hearty salad is proof that plant-based eating can be anything but boring. Three kinds of beans — creamy chickpeas, meaty kidney beans, and crisp-tender green beans — come together in a bowl that's satisfying enough to stand on its own as a main or shine as a crowd-pleasing side. The real star is the turmeric-lemon vinaigrette, a golden, fragrant dressing built from fresh lemon juice, raw honey, garlic, and a warming hit of ginger that ties everything together beautifully. Blanching the green beans just long enough to keep that satisfying snap makes all the difference in texture, and the cold rinse locks in that gorgeous bright color. A 30-minute rest in the fridge is where the magic happens — the beans soak up the dressing and the flavors deepen into something that tastes like you worked much harder than you did. Every ingredient here is straightforward and naturally free from any poultry, so there's zero guesswork about what's in your bowl. Make a big batch on Sunday and you'll be grateful for it all week long.
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6 servings
For the salad
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 oz) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 8 oz fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
For the vinaigrette
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 large lemon)
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook for 3–4 minutes, until bright green and just tender with a slight snap when bitten. Drain in a colander and immediately rinse under cold running water until cool to the touch.
- 2
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, garlic, turmeric, ginger, black pepper, and salt until the dressing is smooth and uniform in color.
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