Colorful Garbanzo Bean Salad

Name: Colorful Garbanzo Bean Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1 medium sweet red pepper; 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 6 cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Because this salad is most flavorful when it refrigerates for a few hours, it's a nice make-ahead option for lunch. —Diana Tseperkas, North Haven, Connecticut

Ingredients

1 medium sweet red pepper
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Broil pepper 4 in. from the heat until skin blisters, about 5 minutes. With tongs, rotate pepper a quarter turn. Broil and rotate until all sides are blistered and blackened. Immediately place pepper in a small bowl; cover and let stand for 20 minutes.
Peel off and discard charred skin. Remove stem and seeds; chop pepper. In a large bowl, combine the pepper, garbanzo beans, tomatoes and basil. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, lemon zest and pepper. Pour over bean mixture; toss to coat. Chill until serving.

Nutrition Facts

2/3 cup: 174 calories, 9g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 436mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 5g fiber), 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Refreshing Garbanzo Bean Salad in Healthy Cooking August/September 2012

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dublinlab

Jul 4, 2016

Lovely and easy. I used my home canned roasted red peppers. Made a little more dressing. I would make this again. Great lunch with a piece of bread and butter. Janet. VFE
ahmom

May 2, 2015

good but it was missing something.
ppolen

Jan 30, 2015

Nothing special. I was really looking forward to this one, but it failed to knock my socks off. Won't be making it again.
mama4kids

Aug 14, 2012

EVEN MY KIDS LOVE THIS!!!!