4 Bean Salad
4 Bean Salad

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Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, 4 bean salad. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

In a large salad bowl, combine all of the beans, green pepper and onions. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Pour over bean mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight, stirring several times.

4 Bean Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. 4 Bean Salad is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have 4 bean salad using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make 4 Bean Salad:
  1. Take 1 can (14.5oz) cut green beans - drained and rinsed
  2. Prepare 1 can (14.5oz) yellow wax beans - drained and rinsed
  3. Make ready 1 can (15oz) dark red kidney beans - drained and rinsed
  4. Make ready 1 can (15oz) garbanzo beans (chick peas) - drained and rinsed
  5. Take 1/2 cup diced red onion
  6. Take 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper (optional)
  7. Take 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  8. Prepare 1 cup granulated sugar
  9. Prepare 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  10. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp salt
  11. Take 1/2 tsp black pepper

Cover and refrigerate overnight, stirring several times. Yes, it's a lot of beans, but a lot of nutritious fiber! Combined with all four types of beans, the one thing that will bind these ingredients together is a balsamic vinaigrette. The vinaigrette was fresh and tangy and really complimented the salad nicely.

Steps to make 4 Bean Salad:
  1. If you can, use low sodium unsalted beans. Open and dump all of your beans into a collander, rinse with cold lightly running water gently tossing to ensure you rinse off all the canned juices. This removes any "tinny" flavors. Allow to sit about 15 minutes to drain.
  2. Meanwhile dice your onions and bell peppers, and make your vinaigrette. In a large bowl whisk together vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper until sugar and salt are dissolved. Slowly drizzle in olive oil while whisking continuously.
  3. Gently this the beans once more to shake off excess water still clinging on. Slowly pour beans into bowl of vinaigrette. Add onion and green pepper and gently stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving. Overnight is best for the flavors to really meld, so this is a great "make ahead" dish!
  4. To serve: Because "evoo" solidifies when cold, remove salad from fridge and let sit out about 30 minutes before serving. Give it another stir to redistribute vinaigrette, dish up and enjoy!

Combined with all four types of beans, the one thing that will bind these ingredients together is a balsamic vinaigrette. The vinaigrette was fresh and tangy and really complimented the salad nicely. It's a great healthy recipe for summer potlucks and picnics. Also, for this super-simple four bean salad recipe, which takes just about four minutes to make. A perfect side dish for a summer picnic!

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