Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
 16              ounces green beans -- drained
 16              ounces wax beans -- drained
 15 1/2          ounces kidney beans -- drained
  1                     red or green bell pepper
  1             medium  onion -- red is nice
                        - marinade-
     3/4           cup  sugar
  1         tablespoon  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  pepper -- coarse ground
     3/4           cup  oil
     2/3           cup  white vinegar or garlic wine vinegar

Preparation:

Drain beans. Slice pepper into strips. Slice onion thinly. Combine beans, pepper and onion. Mix all marinade ingredients well. Pour over vegetables and stir well. Ma rinate several hours or overnight in refrigerator. Can throw in a rib of celery, diced. Adds a nice crunch.

Nutritional Information:

442 Calories (kcal); 21g Total Fat; (41% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 53g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 813mg Sodium