3-bean Salad With Marinated Sweet Onions And Roasted Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cilantro (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon basil (minced)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon honey mustard
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can navy beans
• 2 (7 ounce) jars roasted sweet peppers (drained and chopped)
• 1 -2 cup sweet onion (sliced paper-thin)
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 salad dressing: in a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. process in food processor until smooth. makes 2/3 cup.
• 2 salad: drain beans in colander. place in large bowl with peppers. add 1/2 cup of prepared salad dressing and toss gently. cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
• 3 reserve and refrigerate remaining salad dressing.
• 4 onion garnish: in another bowl, toss the onion with the vinegar sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. cover and refrigerate.
• 5 at serving time, adjust seasoning on beans. add remaining salad dressing, if desired.
• 6 garnish with sliced onion mixture.