Balela Salad

Name: Balela Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked garbanzo beans- ( 2 cans, drained and rinsed); 1 red bell pepper-diced; 1 yellow bell pepper-diced; 1 cup chopped vine ripened tomatoes; 1 cup chopped cucumber; 5 scallions, sliced on the diagonal; 1/2 cup to 1 cup fresh mint- chopped; 1/2 cup to 1 cup Italian parsley – chopped; 1 garlic clove finely minced; 1 teaspoon salt and pepper, plus more to taste; 1/2 cup olive oil; zest of one lemon; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 teaspoon sumac ( optional); 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne or aleppo chili flakes; Optional sides –toasted pita bread, or tortilla wraps, baba ganoush, tahini sauce for drizzling, hummus, crumbled feta or a big bed a of greens.

Full recipe at feastingathome.com

Utensils needed:

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3 cups cooked garbanzo beans- ( 2 cans, drained and rinsed)
1 red bell pepper-diced
1 yellow bell pepper-diced
1 cup chopped vine ripened tomatoes
1 cup chopped cucumber
5 scallions, sliced on the diagonal
1/2 cup to 1 cup fresh mint- chopped
1/2 cup to 1 cup Italian parsley – chopped
1 garlic clove finely minced
1 teaspoon salt and pepper, plus more to taste
1/2 cup olive oil
zest of one lemon
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon sumac ( optional)
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne or aleppo chili flakes
Optional sides –toasted pita bread, or tortilla wraps, baba ganoush, tahini sauce for drizzling, hummus, crumbled feta or a big bed a of greens.