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    Potluck: 3 Bean Salad

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    Modified: Mar 12, 2024 · Published: Apr 4, 2012 by Ashley · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments
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    3 Bean Salad

    I needed a simple dish to bring to a potluck for moms and babies, so I opted to make this awesome 3 Bean Salad again. I cut the dressing ingredients down by half, because it makes more than enough for the amount of beans. I really like the sweetness of this salad - it mellows out the onions nicely.

    Bowl of 3 bean salad.
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    Bowl of 3 bean salad.

    Potluck: 3 Bean Salad

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    • Author: Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen - Ashley Covelli
    • Category: Side Dish
    • Method: No Cook
    • Cuisine: American
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    Ingredients

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    • 1 can green beans
    • 1 can wax beans
    • 1 can kidney beans
    • ½ cup chopped onions
    • ½ cup chopped green pepper

    Dressing

    • ¼ cup salad oil
    • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
    • ⅓ cup sugar
    • ½ tsp. of salt

    Instructions

    1. Drain the beans and mix together with the onions and peppers.
    2. Prepare the dressing in a separate bowl or jar.
    3. Toss everything together and refrigerate, covered.

    Notes

    Adapted from CLBB gigicancook.

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    Comments

    1. Lunch Buckets says

      May 19, 2008 at 5:33 am

      oooooh, I do love me some bean salad - how could I have forgotten? Thanks for the reminder!

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    2. Katy ~ says

      April 28, 2009 at 5:02 am

      You're right, three-bean salad is sooo good. I got addicted to it when I was toting lunches to work and wanted something more healthful, portable, and delicious. This wins on all counts for me.

      Reply
      • Ashley says

        April 28, 2009 at 9:42 pm

        Do you have any favorite 3 bean salads? Or any number of bean salads, for that matter? I'd love to try some others, too!

        Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      May 03, 2009 at 5:17 pm

      It's Lauren from the CLBB.I love your Blog!

      I want to make the bean salad for Mother's Day. I'm hosting both sides of the family for a cookout. Do you think the recipe will work with frozen beans that are partially cooked?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Ashley says

        May 03, 2009 at 5:34 pm

        Hey Lauren! I'm really not sure - I've never worked with frozen beans before. But there's definitely a thread over on the CLBB that I started when I was searching for a bean salad recipe - maybe post your question in there?

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