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Mom's 4-Bean Salad

Mom's 4-Bean Salad is a salads recipe made with Green Beans Cut, Wax Beans Cut, Red Kidney Beans, Sugar, and Wine Vinegar. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Ingredients

• 2 can
• 1 can
• 1 can
• 1 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Drain juice from all cut beans and save.

2. 2

   Drain kidney beans and garbanzos; rinse (do not retain juice).

3. 3

   Mix kidney beans and garbanzos.

4. 4

   Peel onions, slice, and separate rings.

5. 5

   Marinade: Of the retained juice, you should have a little more than 2 cups (if not, add water).

6. 6

   Add sugar and vinegars. (Can use all wine vinegar instead of 1/2 wine and 1/2 cider vinegar.) Rub spices in hand to break up; stir into juice. “Taste to make sure both sourer and sweeter than you want the end product.”

7. 7

   Pour marinade over beans. If uncovered, make additional liquid (1/2 water to 1/4 sugar and 1/4 vinegar). Set for 2 days.

8. 8

   Can also add cucumbers, avocado, sweet bell pepper and/or pimento.