Confetti Bean Salad

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Title: Confetti Bean Salad
Categories: Diabetic, Salads, Vegetables, Main dish, Side dishes
Yield: 6 servings

16 oz Mixed cut green & wax beans; 1/4 c Onion; chopped
(1 can) 2 tb Pimiento; chopped
1/2 c Cider vinegar; Sugar substitute
equivalent;
1 tb Mixed pickling spices; -to 5 teaspoons sugar
1/4 c Celery; finely chopped Crisp lettuce leaves;
1/4 c Green pepper; chopped

Drain beans, saving liquid. Combine this liquid with vinegar in a
saucepan. Add mixed pickling qpice, either loose or in a small
cheesecloth bag. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and
simmer gently for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, mix all the vegetables in a
bowl. Remove liquid from heat; add sweetener and stir until
dissolved. Pour over vegetables and remove spice bag or loose spices.
Chill several hours, stirring occasionaly. Drain before serving on
crisp lettuce. Food Exchange per serving: 1 VEGETABLE EXCHANGE CHO:
7g; PRO: 1g; FAT: 0; CAL: 28

SOURCE: The Art of Cooking For the Diabetic by Mary Abbott Hess,R.D.,
M.S. and Katharine Middleton
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