salads and dressings

Spicy Bean Salad

Here’s a bright and bold salad that’s as easy as one, two, three. No wonder it’s is a summertime favorite. Make it one of yours!

Prep: 10 Min – Ready in: 1 Hr 10 Min

Salad:
1 (15.5-oz.) can pinto beans, drained, rinsed
1 (15.5-oz.) can butter beans, drained, rinsed
1 (14.5-oz.) can Green Giant® Cut Green Beans, drained
1/2 cup coarsely chopped red onion or red onion rings

Dressing:
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 garlic clove, minced

1. In large bowl, combine all salad ingredients.

2. In jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all dressing ingredients; shake well. Pour dressing over salad; toss gently to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour or until serving time. If desired, serve on lettuce-lined plates.

Makes 8 (1/2-cup) servings

Nutritional Info Per 1/2 cup Serving: Calories 120, Calories from Fat 35, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 210 mg, Total Carbohydrate 16 g, Dietary Fiber 4 g, Sugars 2 g, Protein 5 g

Diet Exchange: 1 Starch, 1/2 Very Lean Meat, 1/2 Fat
OR 1 Carbohydrate, 1/2 Very Lean Meat, 1/2 Fat

This recipe displayed with permission from General Mills, Inc.