Recipe: Red Kidney Bean And Onion Salad

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Description/Notes:

Serve this salad as an accompaniment to all barbecued meats, fish and chicken.

Ingredients:

8oz. red kidny beans

pinch of bicarbonate of soda

1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed

1 large onion, peeled

1tbsp. vinegar

3tbsp. salad oil

salt and pepper

Cooking Instructions:

1. Soak the beans overnight in cold water and the bicarbonate of soda
2. The following day transfer the beans and the liquid into a large saucepan
3. Add a quarter pint (125ml) cold water, bring to the boil and simmer gently for one and a half to two hours, making sure the beans do not break up
4. Drain and put into a basin
5. Cut off 2 slices of the onion for garnish and roughly chop the rest
6. Place the garlic into a bowl and add the vinegar, oil, salt and pepper
7. Mix well and pour over the hot beans before adding the chopped onions
8. When the dish has cooled a little garnish with onion rings