Not Your Grandma's Three Bean Salad

Submitted by EdsGirlAngie

"This isn't even remotely like the usual sweet and sour salad... this one has feta cheese, tomatoes and yes, three types of beans, in a light lemon juice vinaigrette. It's from one of those "bargain bin cookbooks" at a big chain bookstore and it makes a great vegetarian main-dish type salad."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon malt vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chives, chopped
• 6 ounces green beans, lightly cooked
• 1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (14 ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 4 1⁄2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• salt and black pepper
• chives (to garnish)

directions

1. Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, tomato paste, malt vinegar and chopped chives. Set aside.
2. Combine the three kinds of beans with the dressing.
3. Add the tomatoes, green onions and feta cheese to the mixture, tossing gently to thoroughly coat the salad. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
4. Arrange salad on plates and garnish with fresh chives.

Reviews

[wife2abadge]

This was great -- I loved it! I only used 2 1/2 T of olive oil and 3/4 cup feta. I had no kidney beans so used red beans instead. I made the mistake of using canned green beans so they were a bit too limp. Thanks for a tasty recipe!