This no-sodium recipe is a very flavorful way to add beans to your diet, either as a hearty salad or as a main dish.
3-Bean Salad
Serves: 10.
Ingredients
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 12 oz frozen or canned no-salt green beans , canned or pre-cooked, rinsed and drained
- 12 oz frozen or canned no-salt white beans (OR no-salt black-eyed peas), canned or pre-cooked, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup no salt kidney beans , canned or pre-cooked, rinsed and drained
- ¼ cup onion, diced
- ¼ cup green or red bell peppers, diced
- Optional: 1 tomato peeled, seeded chopped OR 1 can no-salt-added tomatoes, drained
Instructions
- Make sure all of your beans are rinsed and drained.
- Saute onions and peppers until just tender.
- Combine vinegar, sugar, oil and spices. Heat until sugar melts.
- Combine marinade and all vegetables. Stir to mix.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours, or overnight, in a ceramic or glass dish.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ cup. Sodium: 0 mg. One serving of this recipe provides less than 1 mg of sodium. Thus, it is categorized as a no-sodium dish.
