To start, beans—such as kidney beans, chickpeas, butter beans, black beans, and cannellini beans—are a great source of plant-based protein. If you want to understand how good beans really are for our health, you need only look to the Melis family of Perdasdefogu, Sardinia. Get more beans into your diet with these tasty salad recipesAnd another great thing about beans? Originally published in the 1980s, this dish from Dollywood Presents Tennessee Mountain Home Cooking uses three different types of beans (kidney beans, green beans, and yellow wax beans) with a delicious dressing, green onions, and parsley. Get the recipe4Warm Butter Bean SaladAlso known as lima beans, nutrient-dense butter beans are a great salad ingredient, as they help to add a pleasant creamy texture.