Marinated Three-Bean Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) can lima beans
1 (8 ounce) can cut green beans
1 (8 ounce) can red kidney beans
1 medium onion, thinly sliced and seperated into rings
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2/3 cup vinegar
1/2 salad oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon celery seed

Preparation

Drain the canned beans.
Combine the drained beans, onion and green pepper in a large bowl.
In a screw top jar combine vinegar, salad oil, sugar and celery seed.
Cover and shake well.
Pour vinegar mixture over vegetables and stir lightly.
Cover and chill for at least 6 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally.
Drain before serving.
Quick Three-Bean Salad.
Prepare bean salad as above, except substitute one 8 oz bottle of italian salad dressing for the vinegar, salad oil, sugar, and celery seed.
Continue as directed.
Marinade in refrigerator for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Drain before serving.