3 changing bean salad Recipes

red kidney beans (drained and rinsed ), beans, mixed ( bean medley mine had chick peas, red kidney beans, romano beans, and black eyed peas (drained and ), chickpeas (drained and gently rinsed), wax beans , no salt (yellow), green beans (drained reserving liquid), celery, chopped, red onion, halved, peeled , then thinly sliced (if i use a stronger onion i soak it in 2 tsp sugar and 3/4 cups cold water for 15 min then drain it ), pimento pepper (optional), liquid from green beans, vegetable oil , of good quality (olive oil tastes funny in this recipe), apple cider vinegar, white sugar, rice vinegar , garlic flavor (or 1/4 and 1 clove garlic)

bean threads (cellophane noodles), cooked peeled and devied shrimp, green onion , julienned, carrot , and, cucumber , juliened (to garnish), chopped cilantro (to garnish ), bean sprouts, drained for garnish, soy sauce, rice vinegar, oyster sauce, chili-garlic sauce, sesame oil, sugar