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Tangy Bean Salad

One thing is guaranteed. Put a bean salad in front of me, and it’s going to disappear. For me, it doesn’t get any better or easier. The perfect contrast in textures and flavors. A little sweet. A little tang. There are hundreds of variations on bean salad, and I am pretty sure I’ve made and enjoyed them all. This tangy bean salad is no exception. Made in no time, but better after it gets happy in the fridge for a few hours first.

Open To Changes

Like with any good ole bean salad you can change this tangy bean salad up to suit your tastes. I think a little slices fresh jalapeno is great if you like a little kick. Roasted red bell pepper instead of green bell pepper is also a nice change. You can get roasted peppers in a jar usually by the pickles in the grocery store. They’re nicely sweet and really tasty.

Lucy’s Family Owned – Natural Distilled White Vinegar, 1 Gallon (128 oz) – 5% Acidity (White Vinegar, 1 Gallon (128 fl oz.))

Also try my mom’s world-famous bean salad.

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Tangy Bean Salad

There are hundreds of variations on bean salad, and I am pretty sure I’ve made and enjoyed them all. This tangy bean salad is no exception. Made in no time, but better after it gets happy in the fridge for a few hours first.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword bean salad

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 5

Servings servings

Calories 281kcal

Author Based on a recipe from More Favorite Brand Name Recipes

Ingredients

½ cup white vinegar
½ cup sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 medium green bell pepper chopped
15 ½ ounce green beans canned, rinsed and drained
15 ½ ounce wax beans canned, rinsed and drained
15 ounce kidney beans canned, rinsed and drained
kosher salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sugar, and oil.
Add the onion and bell pepper and mix.
Add beans to the bowl and toss to coat.
Season with salt and pepper, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Carolina Dogs

I love putting coleslaw on my pulled pork sandwiches, so why not take that same idea and completely amp-up a hot dog? A grilled all-beef dog. Tender moist smoked pulled pork. Tangy Carolina coleslaw. These Carolina dogs were a big hit in our house.

The idea for these Carolina dogs came from watching the show Eat Street, where the host does what I want to do every day: eat from food trucks. In this case, it was the Evil Weiner truck in Austin, Texas, that caught my eye. What a fantastic hot dog menu!

Crunchy Is Good

Don’t use a creamy slaw on these dogs. You want that vinegar hit from a good ole Carolina slaw. It’s easy to make or just pick up some pre-made slaw at the grocery store. Same goes for the pulled pork. I found some pulled pork in the freezer leftover from a recent smoke session, but if you don’t have any on hand, grab some from your local BBQ joint. They’d love to sell you a pound or two. Heck, grab some slaw while you’re there too!

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Also try my cowboy hot dogs.

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Carolina Dogs

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword hot dogs

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 229kcal

Author Based on a recipe from The Evil Weiner food truck