Three Bean Salad

Name: Three Bean Salad
Ingredients: canned beans; red kidney beans; dry beans; dried beans; fresh water; yellow wax beans; beans; cold water; celery stalks; distilled white vinegar; water; kosher salt; sugar; kidney beans; chickpeas; green beans; wax beans; red onion; celery; pickle mixture; vegetables; brine; extra-virgin olive oil; pickle

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pickles, Illustrated

By Karen Solomon

Published 2025

About

Don’t tell anyone, but this throwback “salad” from relish trays of yore is really a pickle. And unlike most pickles based solely on vegetables, this one has the powerful protein punch of beans.

Method

Prepare the beans. If you’re using canned beans, drain them, rinse them, and measure out 2 cups [320