Bean Salad

By Tonya_Speed

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried beans of your choice
• 1/2 cup small dried pasta or wild rice
• 1/2 cup couscous
• 3 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 medium red salad onion, finely diced
• 1 large bunch parsley, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 2 lemons - use juice and zest of both
• 1/4 - 1/2 olive oil
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare the first three ingredients according to instructions on packets, and cool as quickly as possible. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix gently.

This recipe is highly flexible - use whatever beans or pasta you have in the cupboard or your family prefer, and vary the quantities of ingredients to your taste. Sorry its a salad, but its the height of summer in Australia!
I use the dried mint because it keeps better in the salad than fresh.