Confetti Bean Salad
Serves 6

Ingredients
16 oz. can mixed cut green and wax beans
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 tsp. mixed pickling spices
1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 tbsp. pimiento, chopped
1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
Sugar substitute equivalent to 5 tsp. sugar
Crisp lettuce leaves

Preparation

• Drain beans, saving liquid.
• Combine the liquid with vinegar in a saucepan.
• Add mixed pickling spices, 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 vegetables in a bowl.
• Remove liquid from heat; add sweetener and stir until dissolved.
• Remove spice bag or loose spices, and pour over vegetables.
• Chill several hours, stirring occasionally.
• Drain before serving on crisp lettuce.