Best Classic Three Bean Salad Recipes

TRADITIONAL THREE BEAN SALAD

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This is my mother-in-law Roberta Cormia's recipe.

Provided by ccormia

Categories Salad Beans Three Bean Salad Recipes

Time 8h55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) can green beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) can yellow wax beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 (4 ounce) jar chopped pimento peppers, drained
½ cup vinegar
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

Steps:

Mix green beans, yellow wax beans, kidney beans, onion, celery, green bell pepper, and pimento peppers in a bowl.
Combine vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, and pepper in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from burner and pour dressing over bean mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate until flavors blend, 8 hours to overnight.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310 calories, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 8.5 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 733.6 mg, Sugar 12.8 g

THREE BEAN SALAD II

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This recipe is from the 1920's. It was my sister in law's great grandmother's. I have tried many, but keep coming back to this one. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does!

Provided by Kim

Categories Salad Beans Three Bean Salad Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups white sugar
3 teaspoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
1 ¼ cups water
½ cup cider vinegar
1 (14.5 ounce) can green beans, drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can wax beans, drained
1 (15.25 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
½ cup finely chopped onion
½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper

Steps:

In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, mustard, water and vinegar. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool.
In a large bowl, combine the green beans, wax beans, kidney beans, onion and green pepper. Pour the cooled dressing over all and toss to coat. Best if marinated for at least an hour before serving. Yummy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.9 calories, Carbohydrate 100.1 g, Cholesterol 2.4 mg, Fat 1.1 g, Fiber 8.1 g, Protein 8 g, Sodium 1332.1 mg, Sugar 75.3 g