Recipe - Oriental 6 Bean Salad

1 cup Garbanzo beans (canned,
drained) (chickpeas)
1 cup Kidney beans (canned,
drained)
1 cup Lima beans (canned or fresh)
1 cup Mung beans (chinese bean
sprouts) fresh
1 cup Soy beans (fresh)
1 bn YA (??) beans (oriental long
beans...1218" long)
1 Artichoke heart
Red bell pepper, julienned
Water chestnuts, cut or sliced up

DRESSING
1 Chunk tofu
Soy sauce
Ginger
Garlic
Sesame oil

DRESSING Mix dressing ingredients up together. Break tofu up into small
bite sized pieces. (sorry I didn't get the amounts for the dressing, but he
was going so fast, I missed it if he gave actual amounts...) Allow to sit
while preparing the rest of the salad.

SALAD Mix all salad ingredients except for the YA beans together in a bowl.
Save three Ya beans for each plate. Braid them (as in hair) and lay the
braided Ya bean around the side of each salad plate. If there is any
leftover Ya beans, chop them and add to salad. Once salad has been
thoroughly tossed, place mound on each plate. Pour dressing over top and
serve immediately.

Origin: Cooking with Yan, TV show Shared by: Sharon Stevens

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