25 min
Prep Time
51 min
Cook Time
Easy
Level
10
Servings

This 3 bean salad is easy to make, keeps well, and serves a lot of people! We like to prep it ahead to serve with a variety of other salads when we prepare a buffet. This salad is also great for summer picnics and cookouts.

Ingredients

  • 1 (15-ounce) can green beans, drained

  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can yellow wax beans, drained

  • 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

  • 1 onion, sliced into thin rings

  • ¾ cup white sugar

  • ⅔ cup distilled white vinegar

  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

  • ½ teaspoon celery seed

Method

  1. Mix green beans, wax beans, kidney beans, onion, sugar, vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, pepper, and celery seed together in a large salad bowl; cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours.