Salads
Bean salad with red onions

Bean salad is one of those underrated classics that goes perfectly with grilled meat or bratwurst. With red onions and a clear dressing, it remains simple but very effective.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 10 minutes
- Brewing time: approx. 20 minutes
- Total time: approx. 30 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 100 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 2.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 5 g
- Fat
- ≈ 7 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 red onion · ≈ 100.0 g
- 3 tbsp vinegar · ≈ 45.0 g
- 2 tbsp oil · ≈ 27.3 g
- 1 tsp sugar · ≈ 4.0 g
- 2 cans of green beans · ≈ 480 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 2 cans of green beans
- 1 red onion
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salt
- pepper
- Savory or parsley
Instructions
- Drain beans.
- Cut the onion into fine half rings.
- Mix vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Mix with beans and onion.
- Finish with herbs and let steep.





