French Bean Salad

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked French-style green snap beans
• 2 tblsp minced onion
• 1 tblsp salt
• 2 tblsp salad oil
• 1 tblsp sugar
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• ¼ cup drained liquid from cooked or canned beans
• 1 large red onion
• lettuce cups; leaves of lettuce

Directions

1. Drain and chill the cooked beans
2. Combine the minced onion, salt, salad oil, sugar, vinegar, and drained liquid
3. Pour the prepared mixture over the beans and toss lightly; hold in refrigerator at least a half hour.
4. Drain the beans and put in lettuce cups topped with rings of red onions slices, or put in salad bowl garnished with leaves of lettuce

Timing

• at least a half hour

Temperature

• chill; hold in refrigerator

Equipment

• refrigerator; salad bowl