A Meaningful Beaning Full Bean Salad Recipe

• 1/2 lb string beans cut in half
• 1 lrg can chick peas rinsed, liquid removed
• 1 lrg can kidney beans rinsed, liquid removed
• 6 x garlic cloves chopped
• 11/2 Tbsp. dry oregano
• 1/2 lrg red onion sliced
• 1/2 lb oil-cured Greek olives
• 1 x celery stalk diced
• 8 x fresh basil leaves - (to 10) minced
• 1/4 c. minced fresh parsley
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
• Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
• 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 x lemon juiced
• 1/4 c. red wine vinegar

1. Cook string beans in boiling salted water till fork tender (then put in ice bath), drain till dry.
2. In a large pasta bowl add in string beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, garlic, oregano, onion, olives, celery, basil, parsley.
3. Add in salt, red and black pepper to taste.
4. Mix well.
5. Whisk together extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, toss with salad till combined.
6. Let sit for 1/2 an hour, mixing every 10 min to get all ingredients coated with mix.
7. Refrigeratefor at least 1 hour and serve; salad can be made 1 day ahead of time.
8. This recipe yields 10 servings.

string beans, chick peas, kidney beans, garlic, oregano, onion, oilcured, celery, fresh basil, fresh parsley, salt, freshlygrnd black pepper, red pepper, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juiced, red wine vinegar

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/a-meaningful-beaning-full-bean-salad-61963 (may not work)