Mediterranean Bean Salad
Description
This is an easy, healthy salad that is a great side dish to BBQ chicken, beef or fish! It can also be easily adapted to a Tex-Mex style by changing the lemon to lime, parsley to cilantro and adding ground cumin and/or chili powder! Be sure to add the lemon zest (or lime zest) as this really adds a ZING to the salad!
Ingredients
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1 (15 1/2 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
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1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
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1 lemon, zested and juiced
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1 medium tomato, chopped
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1/4 cup chopped red onion
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1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
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1 teaspoon capers, rinsed and drained
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3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Directions
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In a large bowl, stir together the garbanzo beans, kidney beans, lemon juice and zest, tomato, onion, parsley, capers, olive oil and salt. Cover, and refrigerate for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, before serving.