Chickpea Garbanzo Bean Salad Side Dish

No Gravatar

Chickpea Salad

2 cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 T + 2 T red wine vinegar
2 tsp. + 1 tsp. lemon juice
2.5 cups diced tomatoes
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
1 small can sliced black olives
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
5 T extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
4 tsp dried parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Place garbanzo beans, 1 T of vinegar and 2 tsp. of lemon juice in a large bowl.

Chop tomatoes and place in a colander to drain off excess juices. (allow 10 minutes of so)

Add cucumber, onion, garlic, olives and herbs to beans and mix well.

Add tomatoes and mix again.

Whisk together 5 T oil, 2 T vinegar, and 1 tsp lemon juice together until fully emulsified. Add to salad and mix well.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

image thanks to Fesenberg5000

We just love comments. Please share your thoughts.



3 comments

    Comment by JennaNo Gravatar on April 15, 2011 at 11:56 am

    This is so colorful and lovely! Great pic–it looks so fresh and appetizing.

    Comment by nellaNo Gravatar on May 10, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    thanks for that i like unique salads !
    nella´s last [type] ..NLP helps students to reduce anxiety

    Comment by leenannaNo Gravatar on May 19, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    Wow this looks great, and a nice source of protein!
    thanks
    leenanna´s last [type] ..Anyone Know of a good outdoor security camera dealer in southwest florida near venice or sarasota

CommentLuv badge
You can add a link to follow you on twitter if you put your username in this box.
Only needs to be added once (unless you change your username). No http or @ Twitter