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#56 – Fresh Bean Salad Recipe

This fresh bean salad recipe brings me back to my childhood whenever I eat it. My mother used to make this salad when the beans in her garden became plentiful and we were looking for any and every possible way to eat fresh beans.

I love how this salad comes together so quickly and easily and lasts all week… if it lasts all week. This fresh bean salad recipe is best if you can give the flavours in the dressing a bit of time to blend together and the vegetables a bit of time to get tender from the dressing.   At the very least, I’d say 4 hours but you’ll notice how much better it tastes after 12 hours, or even the next day!

You can pack little containers of this yummy salad in your lunch or serve along side your dinner. This makes an excellent dish to bring to a potluck dinner or to serve as a side dish at your BBQ.

The fresh bean salad recipe calls for a can of kidney beans but I’ve also tossed in cans of chick peas or mixed beans before. You really can’t go wrong!

A bean salad that makes an excellent dish to bring to a potluck dinner or to serve as a side dish at your BBQ. fresh bean salad recipe | 365daysofeasyrecipes.com

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Fresh Bean Salad Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of fresh beans , green and/or yellow
  • 1 can of kidney beans , drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup red pepper? , chopped
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup vinegar
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large red onion? , sliced thin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Par-boil the beans until tender crisp. Cool in an ice bath.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the cooked beans, kidney beans, red peppers, onions and any other type of canned beans you wish.
  3. Mix the dressing ingredients in a separate small bowl. ?Pour the dressing over the ingredients. The dressing recipe can be doubled to completely cover the beans.
  4. Cover and chill in the fridge.

Diana L.

3 Comments

  1. Thank you! I’ve been looking for a simple and easy bean salad recipe. This one looks great. Do you think it would work with honey and olive oil? I don’t have regular sugar or vegetable oil. I’m liking the recipes I see here 🙂

    Sandra
    http://theartofcare.weebly.com

    • Olive oil does have a more distinct flavour then vegetable oil, so the overall flavour may be different… same with the honey. I like the idea tho, I’d like to try the swap myself.

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