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Mediterranean-Inspired Garbanzo Bean Salad Submitted by Shannon Bares

Prep Time: 25 min
Serving Size: 1 Cup
Servings per Recipe: 7
Mediterranean Inspired Garbanzo Bean Salad

Ingredients

  • One medium cucumber, sliced (cut each slice into quarters)
  • ½ medium red onion, diced
  • 2 cups halved grape or cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cans (~15 oz) of garbanzo beans/chickpeas, drained
  • ½ cup pitted, sliced Kalamata olives, drained
  • ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp oil and vinegar-based Greek salad dressing
  • ¾ cup fat-free Feta cheese crumbles
  • ¼ tsp ground white pepper

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine beans, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, and olives.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine dressing, white pepper, and Feta cheese
  3. Add dressing mixture to the beans and vegetables and gently stir until vegetables and beans are fully coated.
  4. OPTIONAL—garnish with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt and/or pepperoncini pepper

Nutrition Information, per serving:

(Does not include garnishes)

  1. 242 calories
  2. 33 g carbohydrate
  3. 6.6 g fiber
  4. 2.7 g sugars
  5. 7.6 g protein
  6. 9.5 g fat
  7. 1 g saturated fat