“Seven Bean Salad”

Ingredients

1/2 cup lima beans
1/2 cup pinto beans
1/2 cup navy beans
1/2 cup chickpeas
1/2 cup great northern beans
1 can corn
1 red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium carrots, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
1 bell pepper, diced (any color)
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh parsley, chopped
Olive oil
Lemon Juice

Directions:
1-In a skillet warm up olive oil and garlic.
2-In a bowl mix all the ingredients, add the garlic infused oil and the chopped parsley. mix and serve.
(use lime and cilantro instead of lemon and parsley for a summer version)

*I prefer using Brads canned beans
*Recipe courtesy of Chiara Scandone    Enjoy!!