Three-bean salad with Gouda

This hearty sweet-and-savoury bean salad gets a uniquely delicious layer of flavor from rich and tangy Gouda cheese.

Beans tend to absorb flavours as they sit, so always taste the salad just before you serve it and add more salt, pepper or vinegar a little at a time if the flavor needs perking up.

Ingredients (serves 6):

2 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 ½ cups steamed, cooled and chopped green beans

1 large tomato, seeded and diced

1 cup diced Gouda cheese

½ red onion, diced