Recipe: Perfect Edamame and Kidney Bean Pasta Salad

Edamame and Kidney Bean Pasta Salad. My daughter's friend made this as a side dish, but it's hearty enough to enjoy as a light lunch or even a dinner entree. Pleasant change from multiple bean salads. Also good with cheddar cheese added.

In large bowl combine soybeans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, onion & cilantro. Pour over bean mixture and toss to coat. Try this Edamame Pasta Salad tonight. You can have Edamame and Kidney Bean Pasta Salad using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Edamame and Kidney Bean Pasta Salad

It's 8 oz of small shell pasta.
Prepare 10 oz of frozen mukimame (shelled edamame), thawed.
It's 1 can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed.
You need 1 cup of chopped tomatoes.
It's 2 medium of stalks celery, chopped.
Prepare 1 cup of coarsely chopped zucchini.
Prepare 1 cup of Braswell's Vidalia Onion Peppercorn dressing.

Black beans and edamame add a little bit of a different texture and interest to this dish. So good I won a blue ribbon! This is a refreshing pasta salad that is not only colorful but has so much flavor. It truly tastes as good as it looks!

Edamame and Kidney Bean Pasta Salad instructions

Cook pasta as indicated on package. Drain, but do not rinse..
While pasta is cooking, add all other ingredients, except dressing, to large mixing bowl and stir well. Add the warm pasta after drained and stir again..
Add the dressing and stir until blended. Reserve the rest of the bottle of dressing..
Refrigerate in airtight container for at least 2 hours. Taste and add more dressing as needed. I like less, many people will use whole bottle..

Black beans and edamame add a. A slightly different pasta salad, feel free to double it for potlucks and picnics. I particularly like to use Wacky Mac or tri-color pasta for this! When it's done cooking, rinse with cold water and pour in a large serving bowl or container. Rinse and drain the black beans and edamame.