• October 11, 2018

Three Bean Pasta Salad

Three Bean Pasta Salad

Three Bean Pasta Salad 613 463 Cooking Aboard with Jill

The reason why I love this recipe is that it combines two dishes that are delicious. First a pasta salad and a homemade three bean salad. This is a vegetarian dish that is perfect as a one plate meal or if you like an added protein like a grilled chicken to go with this, then three bean pasta salad is a simple and healthy side that you will enjoy!

 8 oz small shell pasta
 8 oz fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch slices
 ½ cup thinly sliced celery
 1 16 ounce can of pinto beans, drained and rinsed
 1 16 ounce can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
 1 small shallot or ½ red onion, minced
 3 tbsp champagne vinegar
 1 lemon, zested and then juiced
 1 tsp Dijon mustard
 1 tsp honey
 salt and pepper to taste
 ¼ cup chives, fresh and minced
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And it’s this easy. Cook pasta according to directions on the box. Drain and set aside. Blanch the green beans for a few minutes and place in an ice bath. In a large bowl, combine the green beans, celery, pinto beans, kidney beans, onion and pasta. To make the vinaigrette in a separate bowl, combine the vinegar, lemon and lemon zest, mustard, honey, olive oil, chives and salt and pepper. Whisk until incorporated and pour over the salad. Toss and chill until you are ready to serve. This is a good side dish for 6 people!

Ingredients

 8 oz small shell pasta
 8 oz fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch slices
 ½ cup thinly sliced celery
 1 16 ounce can of pinto beans, drained and rinsed
 1 16 ounce can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
 1 small shallot or ½ red onion, minced
 3 tbsp champagne vinegar
 1 lemon, zested and then juiced
 1 tsp Dijon mustard
 1 tsp honey
 salt and pepper to taste
 ¼ cup chives, fresh and minced

Directions

1

And it’s this easy. Cook pasta according to directions on the box. Drain and set aside. Blanch the green beans for a few minutes and place in an ice bath. In a large bowl, combine the green beans, celery, pinto beans, kidney beans, onion and pasta. To make the vinaigrette in a separate bowl, combine the vinegar, lemon and lemon zest, mustard, honey, olive oil, chives and salt and pepper. Whisk until incorporated and pour over the salad. Toss and chill until you are ready to serve. This is a good side dish for 6 people!

Three Bean Pasta Salad


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