Balsamic Three-Bean Salad
Here's my little girl's favorite salad. She devours it just about as fast as I can make it. I suggest preparing it ahead of time so the flavors can get to know each other. —Stacey Feather, Jay, Oklahoma
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 fresh basil leaves, torn
Reviews
I was hoping this was more vinegary, but it just tasted like beans. My toddlers loved it, though.
Looks really good and I love bean salads. Question: Is it Balsamic Vinegar or an actual Balsamic Vinaigrette???
So easy, and you can definitely "cheat" and use steam in bag green beans if you can't get fresh. Good the first day, even better the next day!
Salad is good. Recipe does make quite a bit so I will probably make a 1/2 recipe next time.
Excellent! I did omit the sugar, and I didn't have Cannellini beans so I substitutedGreat Northern.
My husband loves this. This way I can control the sugar. I used frozen green beans, pinto beans instead of kidney beans , a little less salt.
Hmmmmmm I love beans, this is going to be a great salad, can't wait to make it... Will make this for myself and for next Office Pot Luck. Will go great with hot wings. OMG.....Ok didn't wait for Pot Luck at work, Making this now, couldn't wait....I did everything same as recipe, didn't have didn't have kidney beans or cannellini beans, so I used pinto and garbanzo....I saluted green beans with garlic and seasoning together, then cool and mixed all together with vinaigrette. I also added chopped onions and piece of jalapeno pepper, topped with cilantro, didn't have bay leaves....lol......I have my own style of cooking...I am a chef.... YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....Thanks Stacey for taking me to beans recipes for my daughter.....She Shure can put some food away. This is one I think she will like with my Escovitch fish with rice....
Crisp clean flavors.
This was my daughter's favorite salad when she was a child. The only difference is that I make my own balsamic vinaigrette using a basic vinaigrette recipe and add less sugar.