Classic Three-Bean Salad

Name: Classic Three-Bean Salad
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 cup, red wine vinegar; 3/4 cup, granulated sugar; 1/2 cup, canola oil; 2 medium cloves, garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon, table salt; , Ground black pepper; 8 ounces, green beans, cut into 1-inch-long pieces; 8 ounces, yellow wax beans, cut into 1-inch-long pieces; 1 , (16-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1/2 , medium red onion, chopped medium; 1/4 cup, minced fresh parsley leaves

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1999

SERVES8 to 10

TIME40 minutes, plus 12 hours chilling and 30 minutes standing

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our updated, fresher tasting three-bean salad recipe used a combination of canned kidney beans and fresh yellow and green beans. For the dressing, we used canola oil for mildness and red wine vinegar for tang. Heating the oil and vinegar wi...

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