Hearty Three Bean And Ham Salad Recipes

HEARTY HAM AND THREE-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in 3- or 4-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium heat.
• Cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and soup is slightly thickened.

HEARTY BEAN SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and green pepper in butter for 3 minutes. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a Dutch oven or soup kettle. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

HEARTY BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients; pour over bean mixture and toss to coat. , Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Stir before serving. Serve with a slotted spoon.

HAM AND THREE-BEAN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat ham, barbecue sauce, onion and beans over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Pour into baking dish.
• In large bowl, stir 2 pouches muffin mix, milk, butter and eggs just until moistened (batter will be lumpy). Spread over ham and bean mixture to edges of dish.
• Bake uncovered about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and cornbread is golden brown.

HEARTY THREE-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the shallot, garlic, red wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, and salt. Whisk in the oil. Add the cannellini beans, chickpeas, and kidney beans, and season with the pepper. Stir to combine, then sprinkle with the parsley and basil. Serve over baby greens.
• Note from Bobby: This is one of those awesome salads that gets better with time. Minus the salad greens, it will keep, covered, in the fridge for about 3 days. I like to make this in the morning before I leave the house for the day so that it's all set to serve when I come home at night.

HAM AND BLACK BEAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions with salt and water (butter, optional). When the rice has cooled a bit, transfer to a large mixing bowl and combine gently with the black beans, which have been rinsed and drained.
• Chop the red onion and taste to see if it's too strong for an uncooked salad. If strong, soak the onion in cold water, spiked with a bit of sugar and vinegar, for 10 minutes.
• Drain onion and add to rice mixture, along with the jicama, olives and both bell peppers.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ham; saute, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes, adding the minced garlic for the last minute of cooking. Add ham mixture to rice.
• Add the remaining 3 tablespoons oil to a small jar. Add vinegar, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper in small jar with lid. Shake well and drizzle the dressing over the salad.
• Toss with a fork and taste for salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature for best flavor.

EASY THREE BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Spray crock pot with nonfat cooking spray. Pour all cans of beans in cooker.
• With a hand-held mixer beat beans in crock pot on high speed for 1 minute to make a thick base for the soup.
• Add cubed ham, tomato soup, onion soup mix and water. Stir until well mixed. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or on low for 4 to 6 hours.
• Directions for stove top: Cook on medium- low heat for about an hour. Stir often.

HEARTLAND THREE-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix beans, onion, bell pepper and parsley in 3-quart bowl.
• Mix remaining ingredients except bacon in 1 1/2-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Pour over beans; stir.
• Cover and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, at least 3 hours or until chilled. Just before serving, sprinkle with bacon.

HERBY THREE-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a dry medium saucepan (one large enough to hold the green beans in Step 4), toast coriander seeds over medium heat, stirring frequently, until fragrant, 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl to cool. Once the seeds are cool enough to handle, use a mortar and pestle to crack them, or place them on a cutting board and crack with the flat side of a chef's knife. Set aside.
• Fill the same saucepan you used for the coriander with salted water and bring to a boil.
• While waiting for the water to boil, combine 1/4 cup vinegar, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in large mixing bowl. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Add onion along with fennel or celery, or both, and toss. Set aside to marinate for at least 10 minutes while preparing the rest of the salad.
• To the boiling water, add the green beans and blanch for 2 to 3 minutes, until they turn bright green and are crisp-tender. Immediately drain beans in a colander, then run cold tap water over them to stop the cooking. Once cool, pat them dry.
• Add the blanched green beans, chickpeas, cannellini beans, herbs and toasted coriander seeds to the marinated onions. Season with remaining salt and pepper, and gently toss to evenly combine. Taste and add more salt and vinegar if needed. (Keep in mind that you'll also be adding flaky salt to finish.) Drizzle with olive oil and flaky sea salt, and serve.

HEARTY THREE-BEAN-AND-HAM SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• In a medium bowl, combine the ham, kidney beans, chickpeas, green beans, scallions, and pepper Jack cheese (if using). Add the dressing and gently toss until combined.
• For each portion, arrange 2 leaves of Bibb lettuce to make a bowl on a plate and fill with the bean salad.
• This salad gets better as it sits (up to 4 days, refrigerated), so it's perfect for picnics and potlucks.