A delicious side salad doesn’t get easier than this.  Garbanzo beans and cherry tomatoes are a perfect pair, all dressed up with some fresh garlic and basil. This recipe is comes from our friends at Portland Public School Nutrition Services. They serve it in school lunches with vegetarian lasagna, an apple, kale salad, and milk. What will you serve it with?

Make the Garbanzo Bean and Tomato Salad

Garbanzo Bean and Tomato Salad

 

Author: Portland Public Schools Nutrition Services

Nutrition Information

• Serves: 5 cups

• Serving size: ¾ cup
• Calories: 142

• Fat: 5.5g
• Saturated fat: 0.7g
• Carbohydrates: 20g
• Sugar: 0
• Sodium: 172mg
• Fiber: 4g
• Protein: 4g
• Cholesterol: 0

Recipe type: Salad

Prep time:  15 mins

Total time:  15 mins

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 small clove garlic, minced or grated
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 2 15-ounce cans garbanzo beans, drained
• ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, torn or roughly chopped

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine the cider vinegar, fresh garlic, salt, and pepper.
2. Let this mixture sit for 5 minutes to mellow the garlic.
3. Whisk in the olive oil.
4. Rinse the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half from top to bottom.
5. Add the tomatoes and the drained garbanzo beans to the bowl with the vinaigrette dressing.
6. Stir to combine.
7. Just before serving, stir in the basil.

Notes

Estimated cost per serving: $0.95

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