5-Minute Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad

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⏱ 5 mins 🍽 2 serving(s) 🏷 Beans

This speedy Mediterranean salad is perfect when time is short. Using convenient canned garbanzo beans, it combines fresh tomato, red onion, and garlic with a simple lemon and olive oil dressing. Finished with optional feta and olives, it's a fibre-packed, healthy dish that comes together in moments. It serves two people perfectly.

5-Minute Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans (bpa-free)
  • 2 medium garlic cloves (minced or pressed)
  • 1 medium tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 medium red onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese (optional)
  • 6 sliced kalamata olives (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon rosemary (optional)

Method

  1. Press or mince the garlic cloves and allow them to rest for at least 5 minutes.
  2. Drain the liquid from the can of garbanzo beans and rinse them thoroughly under cold running water.
  3. Mix the rinsed beans with the diced tomato, chopped red onion, parsley, lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil.
  4. Season the combined ingredients with salt and pepper according to your preference.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium643100 mg

Recipe details

CategoryBeans
Authorjmkuhns20