Garbanzo Bean And Sweet Pepper Salad

Total Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 medium red sweet bell peppers, roasted and skinned or 1 (7 ounce) jar roasted sweet red peppers, drained
• 4 cups cooked garbanzo beans (about 1 1/2 cups dry or equivalent canned beans, rinsed well and drained) or 2 cups cooked garbanzo beans and 2 cups kidney beans
• 1/2 cup sliced green onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, not dried
• 3 tablespoons olive oil (no substitution)
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice (or 3 tablespoons combination of lemon juice and vinegar) or 3 tablespoons wine vinegar (or 3 tablespoons combination of lemon juice and vinegar)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• lettuce leaves (optional) or baby spinach leaves (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large non-reactive bowl combine vegetables, beans and capers.
• 2 in screw-top glass jar or glass measuring cup combine the remaining ingredients and shake or blend well.
• 3 pour over bean mixture. toss well to coat.
• 4 cover and chill at least 4 hours.
• 5 serve on a bed of lettuce leaves or spinach leaves, if desired.