Honey Mustard Three Bean Salad

Make this Honey Mustard Three Bean Salad recipe for the perfect savory, sweet summer side dish. It comes together in less than 30 minutes and gets better over time!

Make the best three bean salad with a simple honey mustard dressing

In college I used to go to the salad bar and load up on ALL the toppings. They had the best three bean salad there and I am finally getting around to recreating it.

The three bean salad had the perfect tangy flavor that was slightly sweet. I made this honey mustard three bean salad with that tangy, savory, sweet combo in mind!

Kitchen tools

• Large pot for blanching beans
• Mixing bowls
• Measuring spoons
• Liquid measuring cup
• Mixing spoons

Three bean salad ingredients

• Green beans
• Kidney beans
• Chickpeas
• White onion
• Salt and pepper

Honey mustard dressing ingredients

• Avocado oil (or any neutral tasting oil)
• Yellow mustard
• Whole grain mustard
• Honey
• Apple cider vinegar

How to make Honey Mustard Three Bean Salad

Step 1: Blanch green beans

To begin, slice green beans into thirds. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and prepare an ice bath by filling a small bowl with ice cubes and cold water.

Thne, add sliced green beans to the pot of boiling water to blanch them. Leave them in the boiling water for 5 minutes and then transfer to the ice bath.

Step 2: Make Honey Mustard dressing

While the beans blanch, prepare the honey mustard dressing by whisking together the yellow mustard, whole grain mustard, honey, apple cider and oil. Set aside.

Step 3: mix it all together

Then, slice white onion into thin strips. Open, drain and rinse the cans of kidney beans and chickpeas.

Add the kidney beans and chickpeas to a large mixing bowl along with the onion and blanched and drained green beans.

Finally, pour the honey mustard dressing into the bowl and toss to combine. Add the salt and pepper to the bowl and toss again. 

Make the perfect summer side dish

Serve this three bean salad recipe along some grilled meat. These are some of my favorite grilling recipes to serve it with.

• Marinated Grilled Chicken Thighs
• Ginger Lime Grilled Chicken
• Perfectly Grilled Steak

Storage Instructions

Store this savory sweet three bean salad recipe in the fridge for up to 4 days. I like to let it come to room temperature before serving.

Check out these other summer side dishes!

• Peanut Broccoli Pasta Salad
• Italian Pantry Pasta Salad
• Slow Roasted Tomato and Burrata Salad
• Buffalo Ranch Potato Salad

You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

Recipe

Honey Mustard Three Bean Salad

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Make this savory sweet three bean salad recipe tossed in a honey mustard dressing

Recipe By: Madeline

Prep: 5 minutesCook: 15 minutesTotal: 20 minutes

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Ingredients

• 8oz green beans
• 1/2 white onion
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 can chickpeas
• 1 tbsp whole grain mustard
• 2 tbsp yellow mustard
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup avocado oil – or any neutral oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. Slice green beans into thirds. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and prepare an ice bath by filling a small bowl with ice cubes and cold water. Add sliced green beans to the pot of boiling water to blanch. Leave them in the boiling water for 5 minutes and then transfer to the ice bath.
2. While the beans blanch, prepare the honey mustard dressing by whisking together the yellow mustard, whole grain mustard, honey, apple cider and oil. Set aside.
3. Slice white onion into thin strips. Open, drain and rinse the cans of kidney beans and chickpeas. Add the kidney beans and chickpeas to a large mixing bowl along with the onion and blanched and drained green beans.
4. Pour the honey mustard dressing into the bowl and toss to combine. Add the salt and pepper to the bowl and toss again. 

Notes

** For best flavor I like to make this bean salad a few hours before serving so that the dressing has time to soak into the beans.

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