Pickles

Pickled Three-Bean Salad

Green beans, kidney beans, and chickpeas in a sweet-tart dressing.

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Prep45 minCanning time15 min + elevationYield5–6 half-pintsLevelIntermediate
Pickled Three-Bean Salad

Gather

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups cut, blanched green or yellow beans
  • 1½ cups canned drained kidney beans
  • 1 cup canned drained garbanzo beans
  • ½ cup sliced onion
  • ½ cup sliced celery
  • ½ cup sliced green pepper
  • ½ cup white vinegar (5%)
  • ¼ cup bottled lemon juice
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup oil
  • ½ tsp canning salt
  • 1¼ cups water

Preserve

Instructions

  1. 01

    Blanch fresh beans 3 minutes and cool. Rinse and drain canned beans; prepare vegetables.

  2. 02

    Boil vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, and water. Remove from heat; mix in oil and salt, then add vegetables.

  3. 03

    Bring to a simmer and fill hot half-pint or pint jars, leaving ½-inch headspace.

  4. 04

    In a boiling-water canner, process 15 minutes.
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USDA/NCHFP — Pickled Three-Bean Salad

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