Old Fashioned Kidney Bean Salad is an easy and quick recipe that can be made in less than ten minutes. This red bean salad is a healthy and delicious dish that is perfect for any occasion.
Kidney bean salad can be enjoyed on its own or as a side dish to accompany your main meal.
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❤️ Why this recipe works
- Red bean salad is a quick and easy salad that it takes just a few minutes to put together.
- This bean salad is perfect for potlucks, BBQs, or even for just a snack on a hot day.
- With just a few simple pantry ingredients, you have a hearty and robust kidney bean salad recipe.
🥘Ingredients
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- Dark Red Kidney Beans
- Mayonnaise
- Hard Boiled Eggs
- Salt & Pepper
- Celery
- Red Onion
- Pickle Relish
🥘 Equipment
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.
Step 1: Drain the liquid from the kidney bean cans and rinse them in a strainer. Dice the celery, onion, and eggs.
Step 2: Add all of the ingredients into a dish and fold over one another until they are thoroughly coated.
Step 3: This salad can be served right away or after you cool it in the fridge. Enjoy!
How to store, reheat, and freeze
- Leftover bean salad should be stored in an airtight covered container for up to 5 days.
- This also means it is a great make-ahead salad as it keeps well for parties, weeknight side dishes, or potluck.
- Due to the dairy in the salad, we do not recommend freezing.
💭 Expert Tips
Expert Tip: This is a great salad to make ahead. It stores very well in the refrigerator making it perfect for parties, pot luck, and picnics.
📋 Frequently Asked Questions
For this old fashioned kidney bean salad, we recommend rinsing the beans. The additional liquid in the can will not enhance the salad.
🧾 Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe? Here are some ways that you increase the flavor of this dish.
- You can use real mayonnaise or miracle whip, whichever you prefer. Miracle Whip will add a bit of sweetness.
- If you do not prefer sweetness in salads, swap out the sweet relish for dill relish.
- Be sure to rinse your kidney beans well and also drain the excess water.
- For variety, use light red kidney beans.
- Add a teaspoon of red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar for an extra level of flavor.
🥗 Serving Suggestions
Serve alongside our marinated drumsticks, both of these recipes are great for making ahead. They are easy to make too.
Air Fryer Crispy Pork Chops would be a delicious main dish for this salad.
Oven Baked Fried Chicken is another delicious choice to make along with this salad.
Love thighs, make our Oven Baked Chicken Thighs, and serve up this bean salad for a great meal.
Juicy Lucys are a favorite burger and a creamy bean salad would be great paired together.
Idaho Steak Fingers would also be a great main dish to serve with beans.
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Kidney Bean Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients, red kidney beans, chopped hard boiled eggs, diced red onion, diced celery, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, and season with salt and pepper.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for at least an hour up to 12 hours
- Taste the salad, if needed adjust seasonings. Optional garnish, serve with chopped fresh parsley.
Shirley Franklin
My husband asks me to make this all the time! He absolutely loves it!
Eileen Murphy Kelly
Excellent Shirley. I am so glad you and your husband enjoy the bean salad. Thank you for coming back to let me know the recipe is a favorite.