Fresh Three Bean Salad Recipes

FRESH THREE-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• If you like less sharp onions, soak onion in cold water for 10 minutes, then drain and pat dry.
• Add onions and canned beans to serving bowl.
• Cook green and wax beans in a pan of generously salted water until tender-crisp, about 4-5 minutes. Drain beans and plunge into an ice bath. Drain beans and pat dry. Add cooked beans to serving bowl with onion and canned beans.
• Heat vinegar, sugar, oil and salt to a boil in a small saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Pour over beans and onions. Let marinate for 1 hour at room temperature, tossing occasionally.
• Add parsley and season to taste just before serving.

THREE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Set up a large bowl of ice water. Add the fresh beans to the boiling water, and cook until crisp-tender, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and plunge the beans into the ice water to stop the cooking and set their color. Drain.
• In a medium bowl, combine the beans and the onion. In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, vinegar, oil, and salt to a simmer. Pour the liquid over the beans. Marinate the beans at room temperature for 1 hour, tossing several times. Just before serving, season with salt and pepper to taste, add the parsley. Serve.

THREE-BEAN SALAD FOR 3

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first four ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the sugar, vinegar, oil and pepper; stir into bean mixture. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

OLD-FASHIONED THREE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together green beans, wax beans, kidney beans, onion, sugar, vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Let set in refrigerator for at least 12 hours.