I feel so much better when I actually eat a very small snack before lunch and at tea time. My blood sugar thanks me very well. Usually I have a small bit of fruit and a small bit of cheese, but today I decided to make some marinated beans. I love the marinated chickpeas that I make, but today I wanted to make a version of 3-bean salad. My aunt in Houston makes 3 bean salad and I always loved it, but most recipes are way too sweet. Here’s what I came up with:
1 can each kidney beans, yellow wax beans, green beans, drained and rinsed
Small bunch of green onions, sliced thinly
all of the inner yellow stalks with leaves from a bunch of celery, sliced thinly
Juice of 1 large lemon
3 T tasty vinegar
1/3 cup oil (I used a combo of canola and olive)
2 T sugar
1/4 tsp. pepper
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. You may need a little salt, but not much because the canned beans have quite a bit. I think it’s tastes better chilled, but as I made this this morning around my snack time, I couldn’t resist.
