Monday, April 6, 2009

A quick, easy lunch

In honor of the lovely, summery weather we're having here in Southern California, here's my favorite fast, cheap and easy (and healthy!) lunch:

Three-bean salad

1 can green beans, drained
1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped (or green -- whatever you've got on hand)
1/2 small red onion, chopped
cider vinegar (red wine vinegar is also good)
healthy oil (olive oil, canola oil, whatever you've got)
salt and pepper

The vinegar, oil, salt and pepper are to taste; I usually go with a 2-3 Tbsp. of vinegar, 1 Tbsp. of oil and a mess of salt and pepper. This makes enough for me for a week (Mon-Fri), especially if I have a hard-boiled egg with it.

Last week, the beans were on sale at Ralphs for 75 cents/can. The bell pepper was $1.19, and half of the onion was about 60 cents. Not counting the staples, that's about 80 cents/day for lunch. Add an egg, and you're at just over a dollar. Not too shabby!

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