Red Bean Salad

All types of beans and lentils are nice to use in salads because they absorb oil and vinegar dressings until they are bursting with flavor.


1 can of red beans
1 red onion
1tbl balsamic vinegar
3tbl olive oil
salt
pepper
a few sprigs if fresh thyme


Mix together the oil and vinegar and flavor with some salt and pepper to make the dressing.

Cut the red onion in half and then into fine slices.

Drain the liquid from the beans, then rinse them with water and then drain them again.

Mix the beans and onions together.

Pour over the dressing let the salad sit for a while, preferably a few hours. Mix the salad a few times while it sits so that the dressing doesn't just settle at the bottom of the bowl.

Garnish with the thyme.

Serve with any grilled meat or chicken.


Enjoy!