Lighter 3 Bean Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Put the string beans and frozen edamame into a steamer basket and steam them for 4 minutes. Transfer the beans to a large bowl and put them into the refrigerator to cool for 15 minutes or longer.
• In a small bowl whisk together the oil, vinegar, apricot preserves, sugar and ginger. Add the black beans and scallions to the other beans, drizzle with dressing, and toss to coat. Season with salt, to taste.

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.

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl, or the container you will store the salad, mix together the garbanzo beans, wax beans, and french style green beans.
• In a small bowl, combine the remainder of the ingredients (champagne vinegar down to the celery seeds on this list above), and whisk until well combined.
• Pour the liquid over the beans and mix to blend.
• NOTE: Best if it can sit for at least 8-10 hours in the fridge prior to serving. If you must serve sooner than that, I recommend using about 2 TB of fresh onion, diced, in place of the dried minced onion.

Steps:

• In a bowl, gently mix the garbanzo beans, kidney beans, green beans, green onions, and celery. In a separate bowl, whisk together the vinegar, oil, honey, mustard, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, and cayenne pepper. Pour dressing over the salad, and toss gently to coat. Cover, refrigerate at least 2 hours, and gently toss before serving.