Aunties Beloved Bean Salad Recipes

BEST BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the green beans, wax beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, green pepper, onion, and celery in a large bowl; toss to mix.
• Whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar in a separate bowl until the sugar is dissolved; pour over the bean mixture. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight before serving.

OLD FASHIONED KIDNEY BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, pickle juice, black pepper, and salt, stirring to thoroughly combine.
• Add kidney beans, pickles, celery, and onions. Gently stir until everything is evenly incorporated.
• Cover and refrigerate at least half an hour (an hour is better, so the salad is thoroughly chilled), or until serving. Garnish with a sprinkling of chopped celery leaves, if desired.

AUNTIE'S BELOVED BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Ingredients (at a glance) Mix together in a bowl, your chopped onion, chopped celery, pickle relish, garlic powder, and celery salt: Hard boil an egg and after it is finished chop it up and put in the bowl with onion/relish mixture. Next open the cans of beans and thoroughly rinse and dry. (This is very important! If you don't do this you will end up with a soupy bean mess - trust me I know :oops: ) Drained beans Add chopped egg and beans to the bowl mixture. Last thing is add the mayonnaise. Mix all together. Cover and put in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. Great for a Summer bbq. Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S SWEET AND TANGY BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix green beans, kidney beans, wax beans, corn, sweet peas, celery, onion, cucumber, and green bell pepper together in a bowl.
• Stir vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Pour vinegar mixture over bean mixture; marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight. Drain salad of extra marinade before serving.

CLASSIC BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mince 1 shallot and place in a large bowl. Thinly slice remaining shallot and set aside.
• Add vinegar, mustard and a pinch each salt and pepper to the bowl with minced shallot and whisk to combine. Slowly whisk in oil. Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
• Add chickpeas, cannellini beans, kidney beans, celery, herbs and sliced shallot to the bowl and toss until evenly coated. Taste and add more salt or vinegar. Drizzle with additional olive oil and top with more black pepper, if desired, and serve.