Four Bean Salad

A few extra goodies in the salad and the dressing make this one so good. Another one of those pot luck favorites that the bowl always comes home empty and everyone wants the recipe! This recipe is well worth the extra effort to prepare the dressing.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

•  spicy  herb salad dressing (see below)
• 1 (16 ounce) can  cut green beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can  wax beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1⁄2 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup sliced ripe olives
• 1⁄4 cup green onion, sliced
• 1⁄4 cup parsley, snipped
• 1 (2 ounce) jar pimientos, drained and finely chopped

• spicy herb salad dressing

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  red pepper sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

1. Shake all Spicy Herb Dressing ingredients in a tightly covered jar. Place remaining ingredients in a large bowl: toss with dressing. Cover and refigerate at least 4 hours. Enjoy!