Our recipe for summer bean salad is pretty basic, something I do love is the chicken stock in the dressing. It adds a depth and dimension that is missing if you only use oil and vinegar. The rest of the ingredients follow that theme of basic, and are items that are always in our pantry. We use Red and White kidney beans, but there are no bean recipe police out there so use whatever canned beans you like! Chickpeas would work really well, just mix and match with whatever is in your cupboard.

And like so many things we make in the kitchen, this recipe is best made a day ahead to let all the flavours meld together.

So take a look at our video recipe, and give it a try for your next weekend BBQ.

Tags: beans, artichoke, salad