I love the bright colors of Sweet Pepper Fiesta Salad. . It just sings party! You can slice the peppers and onion into rings before marinating for a fun party look. Or slice the peppers lengthwise and dice the onion for a side salad. Or you can slice the peppers lengthwise and then cut them into pieces about an inch long, as I did, and used diced onion. With the smaller pieces, you can add the marinated peppers to a tossed salad, put a spoonful on top of a burger or use it to flavor another dish – besides eating it as a salad. Besides its colorful versatility, this combination has several “good for you” benefits! Discovered by Christopher Columbus in the “new world”, the sunshine colors give a hint to the nutrional punch packed by bell peppers, One small red, yellow or orange ... [Read More]
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Four Bean Salad
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 ... [Read More]
