a pound of red kidney beans and a pound of great northern white beans are covered with water and soaked overnight, then set into fresh water and boiled for five minutes. they're drained, cooled and mixed together. quarter of a cup of vinaigrette dressing is mixed in, a little fresh thyme and a few tomato slices. finally, equal amounts of cooked, the yellow beans and green beans. let's see here. one, two, three, four, five different beans. okay, ready to serve. you know, if i'm ever offered a five-bean salad that delivered only four beans in my dish i would be in deep trouble. all five beans go onto curly 