Sicilian garbanzo salad
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 2 cn Garbanzo beans (20 oz. each)
- 4 ts Mint fresh finely Chopped
- 1/4 lb Salami cut into thin strips
- 3 x Onions. green thinly sliced
- 1 cn Chopped pimiento 2 oz drain
- 1 tb Chives chopped
- 1 tb Parsley chopped
- 3 lg Cloves garlic pressed
- 1/4 ts Salt
- 1 ts Marjoram fresh chopped
- 1 ts Basil fresh chopped
- 1 ts Thyme fresh chopped
- 1/4 c Olive oil
- 1 tb Lemon juice
- 1 c Provolone cheese
Instructions:
cubed Rinse beans with cold water drain. Put in large bowl. Add salami green onions pimiento. Toss to blend set aside. Place all other ingredients except cheese in screw top jar. Cover tightly shake to blend. Pour over bean mixture toss gently to combine. Cover refrigerate at least 3 hours. Before serving toss again. Sprinkle with cheese. When fresh herbs are out of season use fresh parsley and mint which are usually available along with frozen chives. For other herbs substitute frozen or dried versions about one third the amount of fresh herbs called for in the recipe.



