Hot German Wax Bean Salad Recipes

WARM WAX BEAN SALAD WITH ROASTED TOMATOES AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO DRESSING

Steps:

• For the sun-dried tomato dressing: Put the sun-dried tomatoes, red wine and balsamic vinegar, honey and some salt and pepper in a blender and puree until smooth. With the blender running, slowly drizzle in the oil until well combined.
• For the salad: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil with a little salt.
• Toss the tomatoes and red onions with the olive oil and some salt and pepper in a bowl. Put the mixture on a parchment-lined baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the beans to the boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
• Remove the tomatoes and onions from the oven after 20 minutes, add the beans and toss. Roast for another 5 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer the bean mixture to a serving bowl and toss with some of the sun-dried tomato dressing.

TRADITIONAL THREE BEAN SALAD

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.

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.

HOT FIVE-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain, reserving 1/4 cup drippings. Add sugar, cornstarch, salt and pepper to drippings. Stir in vinegar and water; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes., Add the beans; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until beans are heated through. , Place in a serving bowl; top with bacon.

HOT GERMAN WAX BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Steam fresh beans in salted water until tender. Drain beans; **reserve** about 3/4 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Cook bacon until crisp and set aside to drain on paper towel. Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat and sauté onion until lightly browned.
• Add bean liquid to pan and cook until liquid has reduced to 1/4 cup. Add next 4 ingredients and the cooked wax beans.
• Heat through and season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh dill.

HOT GERMAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, add white grape juice and heat over medium-high heat. Stir fry carrots, onion, and celery for two minutes. Remove from heat. In a small bowl, stir together water, vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, and bouillon cube, crumbling cube as much as possible. Add mixture to skillet. Cook and stir over medium-high heat 1 to 2 minutes, or until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in black and kidney beans. Cook additional 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is heated through. Garnish with sliced red onions, if desired.

HOT GERMAN POTATO BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Peel potatoes, boil in salted water, then cube and put in large bowl. (You can keep skins on if you like).
• Fry bacon crisp and crumble.
• Sauté onion in the bacon grease, then remove.
• Pour out the grease, but don't wash the pan.
• In the pan, make dressing by add the oil, vinegar, a good dash of Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Over potatoes in bowl, add in bacon, parsley, salt and pepper to taste, paprika (I like a lot of paprika!).
• Pour dressing on and toss.
• Let set all day to let flavors mingle.
• Heat in 350°F oven for about 15 minutes or until hot.