Easy 3 Bean Salad
[u]Dressing[/u]:
1 tablespoon olive oil + extra for sauteeing
1 medium onion, diced
1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can green wax beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1. Dressing: Heat oil in a pan and saute onion and garlic. Add sugar, vinegar, basil, and oregano; stir until sugar is dissolved.
2. In another bowl, mix together garbanzo, green wax, and kidney beans. While dressing is still hot, pour it over the beans;toss gently.
3. Chill in refrigerator overnight, or 6 to 8 hours before serving. Remove from refrigerator 15 minutes before serving as it tastes better when not so cold.
I always take it to potlucks and people love it because its sweet & tangy. ENJOY!!!
SO HOW'D IT GO?
This was great! I used steamed fresh green beans because I hate canned ones, and I used a mixture of apple cider, rice and red wine vinegars, and it turned out perfectly. Next time, I may add a little thinly sliced celery to the onions and garlic.
I used a basil-oregano flavored vinegar and 2/3rds of the sugar. Very tasty!
Isn't that an awful lot of sugar?? :-\
140 calories / 100g
Made as per recipe, no substitutes.
I made this early for Thanksgiving, tried a small portion of it and had trouble stopping myself from eating it all! This turned out great! ;)b
This was a great recipe, thanks. By trying to use up what was in my cupboard I substituted the regular vinegar with apple cider vinegar and cut the amount of sugar to about 2tbsp. It turned out great and I think this is a good versatile recipe.