Five Bean Salad Recipes

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• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the vinegar, sugar, oil, salt and pepper. Pour over bean mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Serve with a slotted spoon.

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• Dump all of the beans into a colander, starting with the kidney beans. Do not rinse.
• Chop the Bermuda onion into cubes.
• In a large bowl, pour all the beans and the chopped onion together and mix well.
• In a sauce pan, mix the apple cider vinegar with the sugar and salt, stir over medium heat. Once the sugar and salt have dissolved, add the olive oil and the pepper.
• Stir well and then pour over the beans. Cover and place in the refrigerator, overnight is best. Stir them occasionally to make sure that they are all getting a good dose of the liquid.

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• Rinse and drain beans in a colander. Transfer to a large bowl with lid.
• Stir onion and bell pepper into beans.
• Dissolve sugar in water for 1 minute in microwave safe measuring cup.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients until combined.
• Pour over beans and toss to coat evenly.
• Allow to marinate 4 or more hours.

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• Drain all the beans and combine in a large bowl.
• Heat (but do not boil) (I do it in the microwave for about 1 minute) vegetable oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, dry mustard, and celery seed.
• Mix with bean mix and let stand overnight.
• Add onion/pepper about an hour before serving.

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• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium heat. Sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt and add in the fresh green beans. Cook until the beans are just tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and shock the beans in ice water to halt the cooking process. Strain the beans once more and set them aside.
• Put the fresh and canned beans, scallions, bell pepper, Italian parsley, marjoram, if using, and Champagne Vinaigrette into a large serving bowl, and toss everything together to combine. Season the salad, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Serve and enjoy.
• Mix together the garlic, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, honey, hot sauce, salt and black pepper in a large bowl. Whisk in the olive oil in a slow continuous stream until the dressing has emulsified. Alternatively, you can add the ingredients to food processor or blender and puree until smooth.

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• In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain, reserving 1/4 cup drippings. Add sugar, cornstarch, salt and pepper to drippings. Stir in vinegar and water; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes., Add the beans; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until beans are heated through. , Place in a serving bowl; top with bacon.

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• Fry bacon until crisp.
• Drain and reserve 1/4 cup of drippings in pan.
• Mix salt, pepper, sugar and corn starch together.
• Add to drippings.
• Mix vinegar and water together.
• Add this slowly to mixture and cook on the low heat stirring constantly until thickened.
• Stir in drained beans very carefully.
• Add fresh onions and cook 15 minutes over medium heat.
• Turn into casserole dish and crumble bacon on top.
• Bake 25 minute at 350°F or refrigerate until the next day and bake.
• This recipe is best when reheated the next day in the oven.

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• Make the beans: Stir together water, 2 teaspoons salt, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, and oregano in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add cranberry beans. Return to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
• Prepare an ice-water bath. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add remaining tablespoon salt. Working with one variety at a time, blanch remaining beans in boiling water until crisp-tender (about 1 1/2 minutes for haricots verts; 2 1/2 minutes for larger beans). Using a slotted spoon, transfer to ice-water bath to stop the cooking. Drain.
• Make the dressing: Whisk together mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add vinegar, and whisk until sugar has dissolved. Add oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking until emulsified. Whisk in red-pepper flakes and herbs.
• Add beans to dressing, and toss. Let stand at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours, tossing occasionally, or marinate in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

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• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a generous sprinkling of salt and the fresh beans, and cook until the beans are just tender, about 8 minutes. Drain the beans in a colander, and shock in ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain again and set aside.
• Place the fresh and canned beans, scallions, bell pepper, parsley, marjoram, and Champagne Vinaigrette in a large bowl, and toss to combine. Season the salad to taste with salt, pepper, and hot sauce.

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• Make the salad: Coverbeans with water in separatesaucepans, and bring to aboil. Remove from heat, andlet stand for 1 hour.
• Drain, and return beans totheir saucepans. Add a bay leaf,a piece of carrot, and a pieceof celery to each pan, and coverwith water by 2 inches.
• Bring to a boil. Skim foam.Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to eachsaucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer vigorously until beans aretender, 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours,depending on size and age ofbeans. Drain, and let cool.
• Meanwhile, bring a large potof water to a boil. Add haricotsverts and 1 tablespoon salt.Cook until tender and brightgreen, about 3 minutes. Drain,and run under cold waterto stop the cooking process.
• Make the dressing: Whisktogether vinegar and mustard.Gradually whisk in oil. Seasonwith salt and pepper.
• Mix the salad: Combine beanswith haricots verts, herbs, andtomatoes. Drizzle with dressing,and toss to coat. Let stand for30 minutes.

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• Mix the oil, vinegar, mustard and Mrs. Dash in a shaker jar.
• Pour the dressing over all ingredients in a large bowl and toss thoroughly but gently to avoid breaking the green beans and wax beans into pieces.

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• Combine the green beans, wax beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, green pepper, onion, and celery in a large bowl; toss to mix.
• Whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar in a separate bowl until the sugar is dissolved; pour over the bean mixture. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight before serving.

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• Drain all beans and transfer to a large bowl. Add celery, onion, bell peppers, olives, parsley, and rosemary.
• Mix Greek salad dressing and 1 tablespoon honey together. Taste and continue to add more honey as desired. Pour on salad and mix until evenly distributed. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving.

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• To make the dressing, dissolve the sugar and salt in the vinegar. Add the coriander seeds and whisk in the oil
• Mix the salad ingredients in a large bowl
• Pour over the dressing, mix well and season to taste. Leave for 30-45 mins at room temperature to allow flavours to mingle before serving

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Saute onion in bacon fat; add the brown sugar, mustard, garlic powder, salt and vinegar. Cook covered on low heat 20 minutes.
• In a four quart baking dish, combine the bacon, onion mixture, butter beans, lima beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans and baked beans. Mix well, and bake covered for 1 1/2 hours. Uncover and bake 30 to 45 minutes longer.