Please note that this review was not paid for or sponsored by any third party. I purchased this product with my own money and the opinions in this review are strictly my own. I am not affiliated with Costco or any of its suppliers. I am just a fan of the company. I write these reviews to help my fellow shoppers.
Today I’m reviewing the Paisley Farm Four Bean Salad from Costco. I’ve seen this around for a really long time but I’ve never tried it until now!
Cost
On sale I paid $7.99 Canadian for the two 1L jars of four bean salad. The regular price is $9.99 Canadian.
Convenience
You could use the four bean salad as a side dish or you could make it your main dish as well by adding something like rice or quinoa to it. The website for the company that makes the bean salad has some recipes for how to use the bean salad. The best before date is about two years from the date we purchased it.
Paisley Farm Four Bean Salad
Nutrition
1/3 cup is 60 calories, zero grams of fat, 160 mg of sodium, 14 grams of carbohydrates, one gram of fibre, nine grams of sugar and one gram of protein. A little high in sugar! The fifth ingredient is cane sugar.
Paisley Farm Four Bean Salad
Taste
Being totally honest right now. Both my husband and I tried a bite or two and decided we both didn’t like the taste of the four bean salad. The beans were fine, their texture wasn’t unappealing. What we didn’t like was how sweet the bean salad is. It kind of tastes like beans in sugar water with a bit of vinegar. Unfortunately, the sweetness totally overpowers the beans. It may just be our personal taste so I’m interested to hear what others thought!
I wanted to love this bean salad but it just didn’t do it for me!
These all are terribly sweet. just awful. The only decent one I found was the one Safeway Deli sells, otherwise we bought this version and the older one from Costco and returned them each time.
I really like it, I prefer the kind that’s fresh at the Deli Counter, but this is a great second especially with the longer shelf life. I grew up with having Bean Salads at BBQ’s/summer meals, so it’s always welcome at my house!
In general I’m not a fan of any canned beans. I have tried the one from Costco and it’s not bad. Agree that it’s a bit sweet. Seems even the homemade recipes are high in sugar. I have to cut the sugar back when I make from scratch.
I agree with the review, I bought a tin of mixed beans and added them to the jar along with more apple cider vinegar so I sort of used the jar as a base salad and tweaked it…much better but I won’t be buying again.
These all are terribly sweet. just awful. The only decent one I found was the one Safeway Deli sells, otherwise we bought this version and the older one from Costco and returned them each time.
I find this brand quite sweet. I cant remember the previous brand but i liked it better.
I really like it, I prefer the kind that’s fresh at the Deli Counter, but this is a great second especially with the longer shelf life. I grew up with having Bean Salads at BBQ’s/summer meals, so it’s always welcome at my house!
In general I’m not a fan of any canned beans. I have tried the one from Costco and it’s not bad. Agree that it’s a bit sweet. Seems even the homemade recipes are high in sugar. I have to cut the sugar back when I make from scratch.
I love this product!!!
We love it. I like to rinse it under cold water first and then eat it. Removes the sweetness and the vinegar taste
I agree with the review, I bought a tin of mixed beans and added them to the jar along with more apple cider vinegar so I sort of used the jar as a base salad and tweaked it…much better but I won’t be buying again.
I am giving away the second jar. I also agree too sweet and not a big fan of the texture. Will stick to making my own I guess ♀️
I agree with you. We have decided that we will be donating the second jar to the food bank.
I agree with you.
We love that Bean salat, I have Them on all the time, my family likes it too.
I agree, it’s too sweet for my palate. Otherwise pretty good.