Canned Beans You Should Have In Your Pantry For Dense Bean Salads
BY Sara Klimek
Garbanzo Beans
Chickpeas, or garbanzo beans, have a higher flesh-to-skin ratio than other beans and can give your dense bean salad more "meat" than annoyingly chewy, rubbery shells.
Kidney beans are larger and more oval than most beans. Offering visual contrast to veggies like corn, cilantro, and red onions, they're great for any dense bean salad.
White beans offer a blank canvas for any ingredient you want in your salad. Alongside a flavor as neutral as a chickpea, they boast a black or kidney bean-like texture.
With a satisfying thick outer skin and a hearty, meaty flavor, black beans are sure to help all the acidic, sweet, and vibrant veggies in your dense bean salad shine.
Edamame is mildly grassy, sour, and salty. Be it the frozen or ready-to-eat canned variety, edamame may just be the tastiest option for your dense bean salad on this list.