Bean Salad

Ingredients:

1. 1 can cut beans, yellow
2. 1 can cut beans, green
3. 1 can kidney beans
4. 1 can garbanzo beans
5. ½ cup green bell pepper, finely diced
6. ½ cup red bell pepper, finely diced
7. ½ cup celery, finely diced
8. ¼ cup parsley, minced (opt)
9. ½ cup onions, finely diced
10. 1/3 cup lemon juice
11. 3 Tbs olive oil
12. 1 Italian salad dressing packet (optional, can replace with ½ tsp salt)

Directions:

1. Drain and rinse beans
2. Mix first 9 ingredients
3. In a separate bowl, mix together lemon juice, olive oil, and salad dressing packet
4. Add dressing to bean mixture and mix thoroughly
5. Marinate in refrigerator a couple of hours before serving
6. Tips: use 1 ½ cup measurements of home-cooked beans in place of the canned beans; add or substitute your favorite fresh vegetables to vegetables listed; use 1 jar fat free Italian dressing in place of lemon juice, olive oil, and dressing packet