Garden Fresh Three Bean Salad

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"This a German recipe that I adapted from Schoener Essen magazine, directly from the German. This three bean salad is served slightly warm and calls for fresh from the garden beans rather than canned. It is a nice change of pace if you enjoy 3-bean salads and want to try something new. Simply click on the "convert recipe to US" to swtich from metric to US measurements. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 500 g fresh green beans, cut into 2 cm long pieces
• 500 g fresh yellow wax beans, cut into 2 cm long pieces
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 500 g lima beans (fresh or frozen,thawed)
• 2 small red onions, slivered
• sugar, to taste
• 1-2 clove fresh garlic, minced
• 88.74 ml fresh lemon juice
• 125 ml olive oil
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped

directions

1. Boil green and yellow beans together in salted water for about 10-12 miutes.
2. Add the lima beans and cook another 2 minutes.
3. Drain and set in a serving bowl.
4. Whisk together salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar, olive oil, onions,garlic, lemon juice, and parsley.
5. Combine dressing and beans and let sit for 10 minutes.
6. Season again with salt& pepper if needed and serve.

Reviews

[Geema]

These beans are fresh and zippy! I love the use of lemon juice instead of the more usual vinegar. I didn't have any limas...and don't like them!...so I substituted Edamame with great success. The parsley adds a nice bitter dimension to this great salad.

 

[Merlot]

Wonderful side dish! Easy to prepare and oh so good. This is a great dish to take advantage of fresh beans. It really hit the spot and I highly recommend it to everyone. This is a keeper. Thanks for sharing. :-)