Olga's Four Bean Salad

12 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can green beans (drained)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can yellow wax beans (drained)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans (drained)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans (drained)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can straw mushrooms (or any kind of mushrooms, drained*)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pickled beets (coarsely chopped, drained)
  • 12 large purple onion (chopped)
  • 15 gherkins (chopped)
  • 12 cup sugar (Or to taste. I use a 1/4 cup.)
  • 12 cup cider vinegar
  • 14 cup oil
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions

  1. 1
    Drain all the liquids from all six cans.
  2. 2
    In a VERY large bowl, combine all the beans, mushrooms, chopped beets, chopped onion and chopped gherkins.
  3. 3
    In a separate container, mix the sugar, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    I use a recycled spaghetti sauce jar just for this purpose and just shake it all up.
  5. 5
    Pour dressing over the bean mixture and toss well.
  6. 6
    Cover and refrigerate for at least overnight, if you can wait.
  7. 7
    I usually can't.
  8. 8
    * Straw mushrooms are found in the Asian section of the grocery store.

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