Uruguayan Bean Salad

This salad usually accompanies grilled steaks in Argentina or Uruguay. It is traditionally made using Poronto Beans but this recipe substitutes fava or you can subtitute with pinto or kidney beans as well. Posted for ZWT IV. From Cooking Light Sept. 2001

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  cups  canned fava beans or 3  cups kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1  cup  chopped seeded tomatoes
• 3⁄4 cup  finely chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 3  tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2  tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1  teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, and toss gently.