BEST BEAN SALAD

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14.5 oz. can green beans, drained
14.5 oz. can wax beans, drained
15.5 oz. can garbanzo beans, drained
14.5 oz. can kidney beans, drained
14.5 oz. can black beans, drained
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. vinegar
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. ground black pepper
3/4 c. white sugar

Combine all the beans, green pepper, onion, and celery in a large bowl; toss to mix. Whisk together the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar in a separate bowl until the sugar is dissolved, then pour over the bean mixture. Chill eight hours or overnight before serving.

Notes: This is like the three bean salad you find at a deli, but better. I never use canned beans, but that's the only way I can find the wax beans. So, I use canned wax, frozen green that I've thawed, and dried garbanzo, kidney, and black that I'd previously cooked and frozen. Actually, I use my favorite crockpot bean recipe for the black, so it's a pinto and black mix. It's good as is, but I also like mixing it up with some couscous.