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Three Bean Salad
Recipe

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This quick three bean salad recipe requires only a few ingredients you have on hand and minimal preparation. It's easy, quick and full of flavor.

Don't let the simplicity fool you. This easy salad is good for a light meal, a great side for any entree and is always a crowd pleaser salad.

Use the easy menu planner below for quick meal ideas.

Also listed below, are a variety of quick vegetable salad recipes that are fresh, simple and flavorful. Take a look.

2-3 servings

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6 Ingredients Needed:

1 cup (fresh or frozen(thawed) green beans
(cut beans into one inch pieces)

*1 cup cooked garbanzo beans

*1 cup cooked kidney beans

*Quick Tip:
To speed up preparation, use canned beans
for both the garbanzo and kidney beans. Rinse and drain before using.

1 cup water chestnuts - each slice cut in half

3/4 cup olive oil vinaigrette or to desired moistness

lemon zest to taste

Make Ahead:
- If using frozen green beans - allow to defrost in refrigerator ahead of time

- If making garbanzo and kidney beans from scratch - allow 2 to 3 hours cooking time and an hour for cooling


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1. In a large bowl, combine all the salad ingredients, adjusting the vinaigrette and the lemon zest to taste.

2. Allow three bean salad to marinate for at least an hour before serving.

See the easy ingredient exchanges below for simple ideas to change the taste of this three bean salad recipe whenever you want.

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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:

Main Meal Ideas:

** This easy 3 bean salad looks great when served on top of thinly sliced tomato, cucumbers and fresh basil leaves. Include a bowl of warm rice flavored with soy sauce and lemon juice and you have a quick and easy meal.

** Another quick meal idea is to serve this three bean salad recipe along with a meat or fish entree of your choice and steamed potatoes tossed with lemon pepper and grated parmesan cheese.


Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):

** For a simple meal idea, serve this quick bean salad on top of a bed of mung bean sprouts along with whole grain crackers and slices of Swiss cheese and cheddar cheese.

** You could also try serving our three bean salad recipe scooped inside bibb leaf or radicchio leaf lettuce cups along with carrot and celery sticks.

See more Quick Meal Ideas

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Weekly Meal Planning - Free Sample

Try these easy ingredient exchanges to put a little different spin on this quick three bean salad recipe every time you make it.


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Ingredient Exchanges:

Instead of Green Beans, Garbanzos and Kidney Beans:
*Green Beans, Cooked Lentils and Cooked Garbanzos - 1 cup each or
*Wax Beans, Cooked Kidney Beans and Cooked Black Beans - 1 cup each or
*Green Beans, Cooked Great Northern Beans and Cooked Black Beans - 1 cup each

Instead of Water Chestnuts:
*Cucumber - 1 cup diced or
*Jicama - 1 cup diced or
*Celery and Scallions - 1/2 cup each diced

Instead of Olive Oil Vinaigrette:
*Apple Cider Vinegar and Olive Oil - 3 tbsp vinegar and 2 tbsp oil or
*Yogurt - 1 cup with 1 tbsp chopped Fresh Basil added or
*Salsa - 1 cup of the salsa of your choice


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Try these other delicious and easy vegetable salad recipes:


Bean Salad with Bacon
Bean Salad with Olive Oil Vinaigrette
Bibb Lettuce Salad Recipe
Broccoli Cauliflower Salad Recipe
Caesar Salad Recipe
Caprese Salad Recipe
Carrot Radish Slaw
Carrot Raisin Salad Recipe
Carrot Salad Recipe
Carrot Salad with Roasted Peppers
Cauliflower Salad Recipe
Chopped Salad Recipe
Corn and Cabbage Salad Recipe
Corn Salad Recipe
Cucumber and Onion Salad
Cucumber Salad Recipe
Easy Green Bean Salad Recipe
Easy Salad Recipe
Green Pea Salad
Healthy Salad Recipe
Lettuce Salad Recipe
Marinated Lettuce Salad
Mustardy Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe
Pea Salad Recipe
Peanutty Cabbage Salad Recipe
Quick Artichoke Blue Cheese Salad Recipe
Quick Orange Cabbage Salad
Seaweed Salad Recipe
Simple Bok Choy Salad
Spicy Crunchy Coleslaw
Spinach Salad Recipe
Sweet Corn Salad with Olives and Artichokes
Tomato Salad Recipe


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