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Three Bean Salad

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Three Bean Salad

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Servings: 8

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Three Bean Salad Recipe. A salad for all the senses. Sight, taste, hearing, smell, touch, and mind. Imagine yourself taking a bite of this salad on a back porch on a warm summer day with a glass of cool white wine.

Ingredients


salt 2 tsps
water 2 cups
green bean 1/2 lb cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
cannellini bean (canned) 1 lb drained
kidney beans - canned 1 lb drained
red bell pepper 1 seeded and diced
yellow bell pepper 1 seeded and diced
shallot 1 diced
Dressing
red wine vinegar 1/4 cup
mustard 1 Tbsp
honey 1 tsp
tarragon 2 Tbsps chopped
olive oil 1/4 cup
salt 1 tsp to taste
black pepper 1/2 tsp to taste


Directions

  1. In a saucepan bring the water and salt to a boil over high heat.
  2. Add the green beans and lower to a simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Drain and place in an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
  4. In a salad bowl combine the cannellini bean, kidney beans, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and shallot.
  5. Drain the green beans and add to the salad bowl.
  6. In a small bowl whisk together the red wine vinegar, mustard, honey, tarragon, salt and black pepper.
  7. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil and continue whisking.
  8. Pour dressing over three bean salad, toss and serve.