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3 Bean Salad

3 Bean Salad Recipe: Sweet-Tangy, Make-Ahead

Classic sweet-tangy three-bean salad with crunchy veggie.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Chilling 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can of kidney beans
  • 1 can cannellini beans
  • 1 can cut green beans
  • 1 small red onion thinly sliced
  • ½ cup chopped parsley
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup oil
  • Salt pepper, celery seed

Instructions
 

  • Rinse and drain all beans.
  • Soak onion slices in ice water for 10 minutes.
  • Warm dressing ingredients until sugar dissolves.
  • Toss everything together.
  • Chill 4+ hours (better overnight).
  • Serve cold.

Notes

• Better every day up to 1 week
• No cooking required
• Try Texas caviar or Italian variation
• Potluck MVP