President (Ladybird) Johnson Dill Bean Salad
Recipe: #45809
May 22, 2026
Categories: Salads, Bean Salad, Beans, Chickpeas/Garbanzo, Southern, Kidney Beans Green Beans, more
"Lady Bird Johnson's famous spin on bean salad. This is a tangy, mayonnaise-based three-bean (4) salad featuring fresh dill. The classic Southern recipe combines green beans, kidney beans, and garbanzo beans (or black-eyed peas) with chopped jalapeño, shallots, ( green onions were also called shallots) and a creamy dill dressing."
Original is 8 servings
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (194 g)
- Calories 215.7
- Total Fat - 2.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.4 g
- Cholesterol - 1.9 mg
- Sodium - 375.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 42.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 10.4 g
- Sugars - 2.7 g
- Protein - 9.4 g
- Calcium - 109.8 mg
- Iron - 4 mg
- Vitamin C - 13.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Blanch green beans for 3 minutes..
Step 2
Drain and rinse all the canned beans with green beans water.
Step 3
In a large mixing bowl, combine the blanched green beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, jalapeño, shallot, green onion and garlic.
Step 4
Toss gently.
Step 5
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, dill, and cayenne pepper.
Step 6
Pour the dressing over the bean mixture and toss until everything is evenly coated.
Step 7
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 8
Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours (overnight) so the flavors can blend.
Step 9
Serve cold.
Tips
No special items needed.
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