Three Bean And Tomato Salad Recipes

THREE-BEAN SALAD WITH TOMATOES AND TANGY CREOLE DRESSING

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water to a depth of 4 inches; bring to a boil over medium-high. Fill a large bowl with ice water, and set aside. Add green beans to boiling water, and cook until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove using a slotted spoon; transfer to ice water. Let stand until cooled, about 1 minute. Remove from ice water. Drain; set aside.
• Whisk together vinegar, mustard, Creole seasoning, maple syrup, hot sauce, black pepper, and ¼ teaspoon of the salt in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil until completely combined, about 30 seconds; set aside vinaigrette.
• Toss together cooled green beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, arugula, tomatoes, shallot, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add vinaigrette; toss to coat. Serve immediately, or store in refrigerator up to 1 hour.

THREE BEAN AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Drain beans and rinse.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl; cover and let stand for several hours to marinate.
• Serve cold.

THREE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Set up a large bowl of ice water. Add the green beans to the pot and cook until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and plunge the green beans into the ice water to stop the cooking. Drain the green beans.
• Whisk the vinegar, mustard and honey in a large bowl. Whisk in the oil until emulsified. Add the green beans, cannellinis, kidneys, basil, parsley and shallots to the bowl and toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.

NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S THREE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, tomato paste, malt vinegar and chopped chives. Set aside.
• Combine the three kinds of beans with the dressing.
• Add the tomatoes, green onions and feta cheese to the mixture, tossing gently to thoroughly coat the salad. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Arrange salad on plates and garnish with fresh chives.

WHITE BEAN TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place tomatoes in a colander and sprinkle with salt; let stand for 1 hour. In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add tomatoes; toss gently. Refrigerate until serving.

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.

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.

MARINATED THREE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the beans, tomato, onion, celery and peppers. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients; gently stir into bean mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours, stirring occasionally.

THREE-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in bowl. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)

SUN DRIED TOMATO-THREE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook green and yellow beans in saucepan of boiling water 3 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender; drain. Immediately plunge into bowl of ice water. Let stand 2 min.; drain well.
• Place cooked beans in medium bowl. Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly.