This green and white bean salad recipe brings familiar ingredients together in a straightforward home-kitchen method. Read the ingredient list before starting, prepare the equipment in advance and follow the temperature and chilling guidance where relevant.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup cannellini beans (soaked overnight and drained)
  • 8 oz. fine green beans, trimmed
  • 1/4 red onion (thinly sliced)
  • 12 pitted black olives
  • 1 Tablespoon snipped fresh chives
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Drain soaked cannellini beans and place in fresh water. Simmer until completely tender, usually 45–75 minutes depending on age; do not use undercooked beans. Drain and cool.
  2. Blanch green beans in boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 3–5 minutes, then cool in ice water and drain.
  3. Combine both types of beans with sliced red onion, olives and chives.
  4. Toss with a simple dressing of olive oil and lemon juice or vinegar (add these to your shopping list), then season to taste and serve chilled.

Recipe details

Prep: 15 min · Cook: 50 min · Yield: 4

Editorial note: This recipe has been reconstructed from an archive and has not been independently kitchen-tested.