Traditional Three Bean Salad

This traditional three bean salad tosses green beans, wax beans, and kidney beans together with a warm vinaigrette dressing and is marinated overnight for maximum flavor.

• Preparation Time: 50 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 310 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix green beans, yellow wax beans, kidney beans, onion, celery, green bell pepper, and pimento peppers in a bowl.

Step 2

Gather all ingredients.

Step 3

Combine vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, and pepper in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Remove saucepan from burner and pour dressing over bean mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate until flavors blend, 8 hours to overnight.