Three Bean Salad With Bacon Dressing

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (15 ounce) can blue lake green beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans or 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas
• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans
• 6 thick cut slices bacon
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons coarse ground mustard
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 drain and rinse canned beans in a colander.
• 2 cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; set aside. reserve bacon grease in skillet.
• 3 add the chopped onion and garlic to the skillet and cook until light golden.
• 4 while onion cooks, whisk together the vinegar, oil, cornstarch, mustard and brown sugar.
• 5 stir dressing into skillet with the onions and cook, stirring, until mixture thickens. allow to cool slightly.
• 6 place beans in a salad bowl and add crumbled bacon.
• 7 stir cooled dressing into beans, cover and chill several hours or overnight.