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Anytime Bean Salad

1 can EACH -Black beans, Black-eyed peas, Red kidney beans, Garbanzo beans, drained/rinsed

½ cup Corn kernels (I use frozen)

½ - ¾ cup Peas (frozen)

¼ Red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
4-5 scallions (green onions), cleaned & sliced
2 Ribs Celery, split & sliced

½ Cucumber peeled, split & sliced
¼ Cup Lemon Juice
3 Tbls Olive Oil
2 Cloves Crushed Garlic or ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
½ teaspoon Salt

1 Cup Favorite Italian Salad Dressing (not creamy type; I use Marzetti House Italian)


Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl, mix well, refrigerate for at least 2 hour

(or it’s better over night) so flavors can blend. This makes a LARGE bowl (2-3 Qrts).

You can also add chopped tomatoes BUT just before serving, if you let the tomatoes set in the sauce they will get soggy.

 

Other additions I like:

Sliced Green Olives

Slice Black Olives

 

Also, for big crowds I have made this the day before and then on the party day, added a bag of Rainbow Spiral Pasta, cooked, rinsed and cooled. Add it at least 1-2 hours before serving and add an extra ½ cup of dressing as pasta with soak it up.