Marinated Balsamic Bean Salad

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn or 1 cup yellow wax bean
• 1 cup frozen cut green beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans (or other favorite red beans)
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans or 1 (15 ounce) can black soybeans
• 1 cup diced red onion
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced

Recipe

• 1 in a colander in the sink, add the corn, green beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans; rinse them well then let drain.
• 2 in a large bowl combine the onion and remaining ingredients and the mixture in the colander and stir to coat.
• 3 transfer to a container with a cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, stirring or shaking occasionally.
• 4 note: also good with yellow wax beans and a bit of black olive added - i omit the corn and substitute the yellow wax beans.