A Meaningful Beaning Full Bean Salad   

Ingredients :
1/2	lb	string beans cut in half
1	lrg	can chick peas rinsed, drained
1	lrg	can kidney beans rinsed, drained
6	x	garlic cloves minced
1 1/2	tbl	dry oregano
1/2	lrg	red onion sliced
1/2	lb	oil-cured Greek olives
1	x	celery stalk diced
8	x	fresh basil leaves - (to 10) chopped
1/4	cup	chopped fresh parsley
		Salt to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
		Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
1/4	cup	olive oil
1	x	lemon juiced
1/4	cup	red wine vinegar

How to cook :

Cook string beans in boiling salted water until fork tender (then put in ice bath), drain until dry.
In a large pasta bowl add string beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, garlic, oregano, onion, olives, celery, basil, parsley.
Add salt, red and black pepper to taste.
Mix well.Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, toss with salad until combined.
Let sit for 1/2 an hour, mixing every 10 minutes to get all ingredients coated with mixture.
Chill for at least 1 hour and serve; salad can be made 1 day ahead of time.
This recipe yields 10 servings.

Tags : Salads Dressings

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