Dieter's Marinated Bean Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (16 ounce) cans green beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can waxed yellow beans
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups splenda sugar substitute, for baking or 5 teaspoons equal sugar substitute
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 -5 1/4 tablespoons canola oil or 2 -5 1/4 tablespoons olive oil (optional)

Recipe

• 1 note:*** we prefer the salad without the oil; however, you may wish to add some or all of it.
• 2 rinse and drain canned veggies and place in bowl, along with the carrots and onion.
• 3 mix marinade ingredients together and pour over veggies.
• 4 refrigerate until chilled.
• 5 drain and serve.
• 6 note:*** these keep for 2-4 weeks, so feel free to double the recipe or add any of the following canned vegetables (washed and drained) with more marinade:*** kidney beans,corn, chili beans, navy beans, black beans, great northern beans or the following fresh vegetables: sliced purple onion or spring onions, red bell pepper strips, green bell pepper strips, green cabbage, finely sliced and cut into bite-sized pieces.