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This mid century recipe is easy because you don’t have to cook anything! Use all canned beans and slice up an onion and a green pepper. Whisk together a simple marinade and there you have it!

I’ve added the cannellini beans to make it a 4 bean salad. It’s not always easy to find yellow or wax beans. The cannellini are a good substitute if that’s the case. I also just like adding them to the 3 beans. You can also double the green beans if you don’t have the wax beans

Ingredients

• 1 can dark kidney beans, drained and rinsed well in a colander
• 1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained over kidney beans optional
• 1 can cut green beans, drained over the kidney beans
• 1 can cut wax or yellow beans, drained over the green beans
• 1 small onion, peeled and slice horizontally into thin rings
• 1 green pepper, sliced horizontally in rings, then seeds removed
• 2/3 cup white vinegar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Drain and rinse the beans in layers in a colander, first the kidney and cannellini beans.
2. Then drain the green and wax beans over the kidney (and cannelloni)
3. In a small bowl combine marinade and whisk until dissolved and blended
4. Place beans in a serving bowl that has a lid
5. Layer onions and green pepper rings on top
6. Pour marinade evenly over everything
7. Cover and shake or invert a few times
8. Voila!