3 Bean Salad

This is a great side to go with any dinner, it's perfect for summer but I love it year round, it's high in protein, low in fat and very delicious (if you like beans) : ) Mangia!! Step 1: Sauce (in a small sauce pan mix & bring to a boil until sugar is desolved, remove from heat) 1/3 cup EVOO 1/3 cup Cider Vinegar 1/3 cup of sugar or Splenda (if you don't want it as sweet you can use less) 1tsp celery seed 1tsp cumin Step 2: Salad (in a separate bowl mix) 2 celery stalks chopped 1 red bell pepper chopped 1 med red onion chopped 2 cans of any 3 beans you like drained/rinsed for a total of 6 cans (I use dark red kidney beans, black beans, and chick peas) salt & pepper to taste Step 3: Pour sauce over salad, mix and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight, serve cold. ***This makes quite a bit but I love it by itself for lunch and it's good for upto a week, if you don't want this much just half the recipe