Sweet and Tangy Four Bean Salad is an old-fashioned potluck favorite that you probably remember your grandmother making. Beans, celery, red onion, and pimentos are marinated in a sweet and tangy dressing. This is such a delicious bean salad recipe.
Make-Ahead Recipe
Sweet and Tangy Four Bean Salad is best made a day or two or even three in advance so it’s the perfect make-ahead potluck offering and it is great for family gatherings.
How To Serve Sweet and Tangy Four Bean Salad
Serve chilled or at room temperature. It makes a great side for hot dogs, burgers, or barbecued chicken.
Which Type Of Beans To Use
I use kidney beans, green beans, wax beans, and garbanzo beans, but you can switch the beans up. Navy beans, black beans, lima beans, or black-eyed peas would be good and even edamame will work in this recipe.
Variations and Additions
- Instead of pimentos, use some diced red bell pepper.
- Add some chopped fresh parsley or dill.
- To make it spicy, add a pinch or two of crushed red pepper flakes.
How To Store
Can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days.
More Summer Side Dish Recipes
- Marinated Tomatoes
- Pickled Cucumbers and Onions
- Broccoli Orange Feta Salad
- Creamy Tomato and Cucumber Salad
- Cucumber Coleslaw
Sweet and Tangy Four Bean Salad
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can green beans,, drained
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can wax beans, drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans,, rinsed and drained
- 1 celery stalk,, finely chopped
- 1/2 red onion,, finely chopped
- 1 (2-ounce) jar diced pimentos,, drained
- 2 green onions,, sliced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, Dijon mustard, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Add remaining ingredients, except green onions. Stir. Cover and refrigerate for 8 to 48 hours.
- Garnish with green onion.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally posted May 7, 2017.
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Reminds me of what I would get at the grocery store and at BBQ’s growing in NC! I reduced the amount of oil so it’d be lower calorie and that worked well. Thanks for posting!
Thank you Anne!
Love this salad, super easy to make. I unadjusted the canola oil to a 1/4 cup. I also replaced pimento with a half of red pepper finely chopped. Perfect salad to bring to party or barbecue as it can be made a day ahead.
Just added a little more salt and pepper, DELICIOUS!!!
Just made this for a group of guys for after a day-long competition. Has anyone put garlic powder in this recipe? I made it as is and it’s delish, but I’m wondering if garlic powder would enhance it. Thanks
I add thinly diced garlic cloves to mine. It adds a wonderful flavor.
This is a salad that just bursts with flavor. The only reason I didn’t follow it as written is that I used what I had on hand. The dressing I made as written and it definitely is the star of the show. Thank you for a great recipe.
I love this recipe because it’s delicious as written, I’ve made it several times for picnics too. Gets better day after day in the fridge.
Great balance of sweet and tangy!
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