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MARINATED BEAN SALAD
There are three methods of preparing a marinated bean salad.
Method 1: You go to the corner store or supermarket and purchase each of the following:
1 lb. Red Kidney beans, 1 lb. Chick Peas, 1 lb. Romano beans, 1 large onion, vinegar, vegetable oil, l lemon, 3 – 4 cloves of garlic, salt, black pepper.
Soak the beans overnight in individual containers. The next day, thoroughly rinse the beans and remove any stones or foreign objects.
Fill 3 pots with water, one for the Kidney Beans, another for the Chick Peas and the other for the Romano Beans. Bring each to a boil, reduce heat level and continue boiling until the beans are tender to your taste. (Each bean species is boiled separately so that you do not end up with a multi-colored bean combo. The choice is yours.)
Drain excess water. Transfer your cooked beans/peas to a large glass bowl.
Chop the onion and garlic into thin slices and add to the bean/peas mixture. Squeeze the juice of the lemon over the mixture. Add 1/4 cup of vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, salt and black pepper to taste.
Gently stir the mixture to combine all the ingredients. Let stand for 1 or 2 hours for all the flavours to penetrate the ingredients. (You may refrigerate this salad once it is cooled, and serve cold, if you so choose.)
Method 2: You may purchase 1 can of Kidney Beans, 1 Can of Romano Beans, 1 Can of Chick Peas (If you are in Canada the following brands are recommended: Montini, Unico, Mr. Goudas, Aurora and Sardo.) plus the other ingredients mentioned under Method 1.
Open cans of beans/peas, drain off excess water and pour into large glass bowl. Continue on with the recipe from…”Chop the onions, in Method One
Method 3: Purchase a can of Mr. Goudas Marinated Bean Salad in the ready-to-eat.
Open and pour the contents, liquid included, into a medium sized glass bowl.
Savor the tantalizing odor.
Feast your eyes on the contents: perfect in every aspect.
Each bean is totally recognizable: beautiful, perfect and in its natural state as each should be. (There is no run-on colour, e.g. no red chick peas...)
Grab yourself a small serving size bowl, and lovingly scoop a generous helping of Mr. Goudas Marinated Bean Salad into it and enjoy a marinated bean salad like you never tasted before.
As it says on the label: Dear Customer! This recipe was developed with great thought. We hope you enjoy it. “Main Ingredient – Tender Love”
You may view Mr. Goudas himself describing this product to you on www.goudasfoods.com in the Products Section – Bean in Cans. Hopefully, you have a Real player to enjoy this classic clip.
“With Goudas on the label – you always have good food on the table! – from our kitchen to yours, with love.”
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