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Bean salad: 4 creator recipes compared

Most use olive oil. Some add cabbage, tuna or quinoa.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 29 October 2026.

Jersey Mike's Sub Inspired Dense Bean Salad by maggie, a frame from the Instagram video

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We put the most-saved version first: maggie’s. This Jersey Mike's Sub Inspired Dense Bean Salad is a high-protein, high-fiber meal prep idea that's perfect for a quick dinner or lunch. With its unique blend of cannellini beans, chickpeas, and meats, this salad is both flavorful and nutritious.

Jersey Mike's Sub Inspired Dense Bean Salad from maggie’s Instagram video

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Jersey Mike's Sub Inspired Dense Bean Salad

Recipe from maggie, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 15 min
  • Serves 6
  • 14 ingredients
  • No cooking

The only one of the 4 with cannellini beans, chickpeas, turkey pepperoni and deli ham.

Ingredients

  • 1 cancannellini beans
  • 1 canchickpeas (garbanzo beans)
  • 4 ozturkey pepperoni
  • 7 ozdeli ham
  • 7 ozdeli turkey
  • 4 ozpart-skim mozzarella
  • 3/4 cupbanana peppers
  • 1/2 mediumwhite sweet onion
  • 6 tbsplight mayo
  • 1/2 cupWickles sandwich spread
  • to tastered wine vinegar
  • to tastedried oregano
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastepepper

How it goes

  1. In a large bowl, combine the cannellini beans, chickpeas, turkey pepperoni, deli ham, deli turkey, part-skim mozzarella, banana peppers, and white sweet onion.

  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the light mayo and Wickles sandwich spread until smooth.

  3. Add the red wine vinegar, dried oregano, salt, and pepper to the mayo mixture and whisk until well combined.

  4. Pour the dressing over the bean and meat mixture, and toss until everything is well coated.

  5. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.

  6. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.

  7. Before serving, give the salad a good stir and adjust the seasoning if needed.

  8. Serve chilled, garnished with additional banana peppers or chopped fresh herbs if desired.

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From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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4 bean salad recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. maggie’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Jersey Mike's Sub Inspired Dense Bean Saladmaggie · make this one first15 min614No cookingcannellini beans, chickpeas, turkey pepperoni and deli ham
Sesame Cabbage Crunch Dense Bean SaladYour Name (Your Substack)15 min47Not clear from the stepscabbage, sesame, dense bean and apple cider vinegar
Tuna and White Bean SaladFrancesco Mattana10 min29Not clear from the stepstuna, white beans, red onion and white wine vinegar
Vegan Quinoa Black Bean SaladJudith Kingsbury35 min620Pan-fried, Simmeredquinoa, black beans, jalapeno pepper and garlic

What they share.

  • 3 of 4use olive oil. maggie’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 4use tomato. The versions by maggie and Your Name (Your Substack) leave it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Only maggie needs no cooking. Only Judith Kingsbury pan-fries or sears. Only Judith Kingsbury simmers, poaches or braises.

  • Something only one of them uses

    maggie is the only one to use cannellini beans, chickpeas, turkey pepperoni and deli ham. Your Name (Your Substack) is the only one to use cabbage, sesame, dense bean and apple cider vinegar. Francesco Mattana is the only one to use tuna, white beans, red onion and white wine vinegar. Judith Kingsbury is the only one to use quinoa, black beans, jalapeno pepper and garlic.

  • What they serve it with

    Judith Kingsbury serves it with dressing.

  • Time and list length

    Francesco Mattana takes the least time (10 min); Judith Kingsbury the most (35 min). Your Name (Your Substack) uses the shortest ingredient list (7); Judith Kingsbury the longest (20).

All 4, with their videos.

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How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 29 October 2026.

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