Kidney Beans, Broccoli And Bacon Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb broccoli, florets only
• 2 (15 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1/2 lb bacon, thick sliced
• 6 ounces ranch dressing (your favorite brand)
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 steam the broccoli until just tender, then rinse until cold water to stop cooking. it should be bright green, not cooked grey! drain well on paper towels.
• 2 rinse the kidney beans under cold running water, drain well and add to the broccoli in a large mixing bowl.
• 3 slice the onion about 1/8" thick then cut the rings into segments 1/2" to 1" or so.
• 4 cook the bacon until crisp then drain well and coarsely chop.
• 5 add the bacon and onion to the broccoli and kidney beans, mixing well while moistening with the ranch dressing. don't add so much ranch dressing that it becomes soupy.
• 6 salt and pepper to taste.