Marinated Bean Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (17 ounce) can lima beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) can cut green beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) can cut wax beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; toss.
Combine sugar and remaining 4 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour hot vinegar mixture over bean mixture; stir gently.
Cover and chill at least 4 hours. Serve with slotted spoon.