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Colorful Bean and Onion Salad is for Salad.

Colorful Bean and Onion Salad takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Colorful Bean and Onion Salad takes 5 minutes to cook.

Colorful Bean and Onion Salad makes 14 servings.

The ingredients for Colorful Bean and Onion Salad are:

Salad:
1 Pound fresh or frozen whole green beans, ends trimmed
1 can (3.5 c) Dark Red Kidney Beans
1 can (3.5 c) Garbanzo (Ceci or Chick) Beans
1 can (3.5 c) Black Beans
0.25 cup minced fresh Parsely
Dressing:
4 T Red Wine Vinegar
4 T Olive Oil
0.25 -1 tsp cumin (ground &/or seed)
Dash salt & pepper to taste

Here is how you make Colorful Bean and Onion Salad:

Steam fresh trimmed green beans over boiling water until tender crisp about 5-6 minutes or microwave frozen green beans.While steaming green beans, open cans of beans, drain & rinse and transfer to large salad bowl.Rinse steamed green beans immediately under cold water to preserve color, drain & cool.Transfer to large salad bowl.Thin slice red onion into rings and add to beans in large salad bowl.Cut up fresh parsely and mix into bean & onions.In a small bowl or jar, combine all the dressing ingredients - vinegar, oil, & spices.Add dressing to beans & onion mixture. Toss gently. Serve immediately.Salad is best at room temperature.Store leftovers in tight container in refrigerator and re-heat in microwave.Makes 14 servings, approx 1-cup each.Number of Servings: 14Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BEAMBETS.

The nutritional information for Colorful Bean and Onion Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 14
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 226.4

• Total Fat: 5.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 411.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 11.2 g
• Protein: 10.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Colorful Bean and Onion Salad is Gluten Free