Recipe of Confetti Bean Salad - Food Recipes

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Title: CONFETTI BEAN SALAD
Categories : Diabetic, Salads, Vegetables, Main dish, Side dish
Serving size: 6 servings 16 oz Mixed cut green & wax beans; (1 can) 1/2 c Cider vinegar; 1 tb Mixed pickling spices; 1/4 c Celery; finely chopped 1/4 c Green pepper; chopped 1/4 c Onion; chopped 2 tb Pimiento; chopped Sugar substitute equivalent; -to 5 teaspoons sugar Crisp lettuce leaves; 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 Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master -----