3 Bean Salad With Marinated Sweet Onions And Roasted Peppers

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There are a lot of bean salad recipes out there, but this one is far and away the best i've ever come across. try to find vidalia onions, but any sweet onion will do.

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Steps

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Salad dressing: in a mixing bowl , combine all ingredients.

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Process in food processor until smooth.

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Makes 2 / 3 cup.

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Salad: drain beans in colander.

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Place in large bowl with peppers.

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Add 1 / 2 cup of prepared salad dressing and toss gently.

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Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour , preferably overnight.

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Reserve and refrigerate remaining salad dressing.

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Onion garnish: in another bowl , toss the onion with the vinegar sugar and 1 / 2 teaspoon salt.

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Cover and refrigerate.

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At serving time , adjust seasoning on beans.

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Add remaining salad dressing , if desired.

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Garnish with sliced onion mixture.

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Ingredients

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balsamic vinegar, olive oil, cilantro, thyme, basil, ground cumin, honey mustard, garlic clove, black beans, pinto beans, navy beans, roasted sweet peppers, sweet onion, cider vinegar, sugar, salt