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Four Bean Salad

Four Bean Salad from A Pinch of Joy

Four bean salad!   It has onions, beans for fiber and protein, lots of vitamins and minerals, healthy oils for necessary fat, vinegar (shown to help control blood sugar).  It is filling. Plus it makes quite a bit and keeps well so it will work for several meals.  It’s good with almost anything.  It is almost a complete light meal by itself.  It’s a recipe from my mother in law – changed (of course) to add the black beans.  I mentioned yesterday that Wheels had surgery recently.  Articles   from the Cleveland Clinic   mention the importance of protein, fiber and certain vitamins and minerals that aid in the healing process. Four Bean Salad meets the requirements and Wheels loves it.

It can also be jazzed up by adding  1/4 cup each diced green and/or red or orange peppers without significantly affecting the carb, calorie or protein count. If you use olive oil, be aware that it will become a semi-solid with refrigeration.  It looks a little weird when you take it out of the refrigerator, but will return to its normal state as it warms.  I set it out as I begin meal preparation it’s normal by the time we eat.

Four Bean Salad
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
A twist on the classic bean salad -- good for you in so many ways! And it tastes good, too!
Author: Charlene - A Pinch of Joy
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: American
Serves: 15 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 15 ounce can green beans, drained
  • 1 15 ounce can yellow wax beans, drained
  • 1 15 ounce can kidney beans,drained and rinsed
  • 1 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup onion, minced
  • ½ cup olive or canola oil
  • ½ cup vinegar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup each of diced green peppers and/or red, yellow or orange pepper -- optional
Instructions
  1. Whisk together oil, vinegar and sugar.
  2. Add minced onion.
  3. Drain beans and place in large bowl.
  4. If using peppers, add to beans.
  5. Pour dressing over beans and toss lightly.
  6. Cover tightly and refrigerate until serving at least two hours. Flavor develops best after one day.
Notes
To make this a low carb dish, omit the black beans and the carb count will drop to 11 grams/serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ cup each Calories: 140 Carbohydrates: 20 g Protein: 6 g
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  1. Diane Balch says

    at 2:02 pm

    I consider myself a pretty good cook, but I have never made a good bean salad. Can’t wait to try your recipe. Please share it on my foodie friday linky today.

  2. Melody of ChattyChics.com says

    at 8:27 pm

    It looks wonderful! I love bean salad but have never made one. Thanks for the recipe! Delish!

  3. Miz Helen says

    at 1:04 pm

    Hi Charlene,
    Thank you so much for sharing your great recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great Spring week end and come back to see me real soon!
    Miz Helen

  4. Kristin says

    at 9:12 pm

    That looks so good, and healthy too! I’d love to have you stop by and share this at my first link party/give-away running now through Saturday!

  5. Debra says

    at 10:59 am

    This is exactly what I’ve been looking for since my New Year’s resolution is to eat a cup of beans a day and the bean soups and casseroles are getting a little old. Thanks for posting something healthy!

  6. D says

    at 3:08 pm

    Thanks for sharing your recipe! It looks really good! Always glad to see you at the Rock ‘N Share! I shared your post on my FB page today!

  7. Julie says

    at 11:53 am

    This looks so simple. I cook with the kids every week and I bet they could do this by themselves.

  8. Mandy (Mandy's Recipe Box) says

    at 11:24 am

    Thanks for linking this on Totally Tasty Tuesdays! I love this salad 🙂 Happy Spring!

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