Oriental 6 Bean Salad

1 c Garbanzo beans (canned, drained) (chickpeas)
1 c Kidney beans (canned, drained)
1 c Lima beans (canned or fresh)
1 c Mung beans (chinese bean sprouts) fresh
1 c Soy beans (fresh)
1 bn YA (??) beans (oriental long beans...12-18" long)
1 Artichoke heart
Red bell pepper, julienned
Water chestnuts, sliced

Dressing
1 Chunk tofu
Soy sauce
Ginger
Garlic
Sesame oil

DRESSING Mix dressing ingredients up together. Break tofu up into small bite sized pieces. Allow to sit while preparing the rest of the salad.

SALAD Mix all salad ingredients except for the YA beans together in a bowl. Save three Ya beans for each plate. Braid them (as in hair) and lay the braided Ya bean around the side of each salad plate. If there is any leftover Ya beans, chop them and add to salad. Once salad has been thoroughly tossed, place mound on each plate. Pour dressing over top and serve immediately.

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