Not your Mama's Three Bean Salad

Not Your Mama’s Three-Bean Salad

by Greatest Hits, from Weight Watchers Publishing Group
main meals
POINTS® Value: 3
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 9 min
Cooking Time: 0 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
This dish takes on a new profile with fresh slivers of basil, tangy lemon juice, and green soybeans(edamame) for their sweet flavor and bright color.

Ingredients

1 tsp lemon zest, grated
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp olive oil, extra-virgin
1/2 tsp table salt
1/8 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
15 oz canned black beans, rinsed and drained
15 oz canned white beans, rinsed and drained
2/3 cup(s) edamame (shelled), cooked
1/3 medium Vidalia onion(s), finely diced
1/3 medium sweet red pepper(s), finely diced
5 leaves basil, thinly sliced

Instructions
Combine the lemon zest, lemon juice, oil, salt, and ground pepper in a medium bowl. Add the black beans, white beans, soybeans, onion, bell pepper, and basil; toss to coat evenly. Serve at once, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Yields 3/4 cup per serving.
Notes
And unlike the original three-bean salad, the beans won’t turn drab olive green during storage; the salad will keep up to two days in the refrigerator.