Guyanese Four Bean Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 lb canned red kidney beans, drained
  • 1 lb canned wax beans, drained
  • 1 lb boiled soybean|soy beans, drained
  • 1 lb boiled black-eyed pea|blackeye beans, cooked
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
  • 1 medium green bell pepper|green pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup granulated sugar|sugar
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • ½ cup vegetable oil|salad oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp dry mustard
  • ½ tsp dried tarragon leaves, crushed
  • ½ tsp dried basil leaves, crushed

Directions

  1. Combine the beans, pepper and onion in a bowl.
  2. In a separate bowl, thoroughly mix the granulated sugar|sugar, vinegar, oil, parsley, salt, mustard, tarragon and basil together.
  3. Pour this dressing mixture over the vegetables and stir.
  4. Cover and chill thoroughly.
  5. Stir the salad occasionally while it is being chilled.
  6. Just before serving, stir again and drain.
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