Sweet-Sour Bean Salad

"This unique salad recipe, from the Cook's Colour Treasury, begins with dried kidney beans and finishes with the accents of cinnamon and savory. This recipe was lovingly adopted, after being posted in the Topic of the Month forum by John DOH (chef #308515), during the January 2011 Beans and Lentils event. After making this recipe myself, I have only a couple adjustments that I'll make in the future. I'll leave out the cinnamon, as my family simply doesn't enjoy cinnamon in savory dishes and that turns out to be true for this recipe as well. Other than that, it's a very enjoyable salad. I had matchstick carrots that I used instead of a whole one and I sliced the olives and added that to the instructions, but feel free to put them in whole if you'd prefer. I also cut back on the oil (noted in recipe) and the amount was fine. :)"
 
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Ready In:
4hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place beans in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and leave to soak for 2 hours.
  • Add the salt, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until tender.
  • Drain beans and allow to cool.
  • Peel and slice the carrot, peel and chop the onion and slice the green olives. Place in a bowl and add the beans.
  • Combine all dressing ingredients, pour over bean mixture and toss to coat.
  • Refrigerate 2-3 hours or until serving time.

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Hi! I am happily married with two children, 26 and 12. For nearly 10 years when this site was Recipezaar and then Food.com I hosted several different forums. I enjoyed making, creating, reviewing, and photographing recipes, but what I miss the most are the friendships I made here. I was Food Editor for the Mill Creek View Newspaper in Mill Creek, WA. for about 4 years during that time. Currently I am the office manager at a small mental health clinic. I'm not on this site much anymore, but I do continue to appreciate and respond to all reviews posted to my recipes.
 
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