Middle Eastern Bean Salad

By mitzzy

This bean salad is simply simple. You can gather all your ingredients from your local grocery store for cheap and buy the beans pre-cooked in cans! The refreshing smell of fresh parsley in this salad is also a winner. The combination of kidney beans and chickpeas are also healthy for you too.

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1 can kidney beans, rinsed well and drained
• 1 can of chickpeas, rinsed well and drained
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion (or more as you desire)
• 1 1/2 cup chopped fresh tomato (about 6 small tomatoes)
• 1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tbspn fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 tspn garlic puree (or use finely minced fresh garlic)
• 4 tbspn extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tspn salt
• fresh ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1 . Combine the ingredients of the dressing and mix in a separate bowl
2. Combine the beans, green onions, tomatoes and parsley in a large mixing bowl.
3. Gently stir the dressing through the bean salad and let the salad stand for 30 minutes in room temperature
4. Season the bean salad with salt and pepper to taste.