Three Bean Salad With Fresh Beans
This Southern Green Bean Salad is also known as Three Bean Salad, and combines green beans, kidney beans, and wax beans into a tangy salad that is the perfect recipe for pot lucks and cookouts. For best flavor, refrigerate this salad overnight before serving.Yield: 7 cups
Servings: 10 people
Ingredients
- 2 c green beans (frozen or fresh, cut into 1 inch pices)
- 2 c wax beans, cut into 1 inch pieces (or roughly one 15 oz can, drained)
- 2 c cooked kidney beans (or roughly one 15 oz can, drained)
- 1 Vidalia onion, diced
- ½ c apple cider vinegar
- ¼ c sugar
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- If using fresh green beans and/or wax beans, bring a pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the cut beans and blanch them for 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until they are brightly colored and tender, but still retain most of their crunch. Transfer the beans to a colander and run cold water over them to cool.
- In a large bowl mix together green beans,wax beans, kidney beans, and diced onion.
- In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup (for easy pouring), whisk together the remaining ingredients.
- Pour the dressing over the bean mixture and toss to coat.
- Refrigerate overnight for best flavor.