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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Put garbanzo beans in colander and rinse very well until no more foam appears. Remove any chickpea skins that come off when you're rinsing the beans. Let beans drain at least 15 minutes. (I sometimes pat them dry with a paper towel if I'm in a hurry and they seem quite wet.) Mix olive oil and balsamic vinegar with a whisk. Place beans in small ziploc bag, pour dressing over and marinate beans in refrigerator 4-6 hours or longer. | 2. When you're ready to prepare the salad, remove beans from refrigerator and drain them in a colander, reserving the dressing. Taste dressing for seasoning, and if you don't have at least 3 T dressing, add a bit more balsamic vinegar and olive oil. | 3. Dice tomatoes and if they're extra juicy, put in colander to drain while you prepare other ingredients. Cut cucumbers into fourths lengthwise, and then into pieces about 1/2 inch wide. (If cucumbers seem wet, pat dry with paper towel.) Wash oregano, spin dry or dry with paper towel, and coarsely chop using a chef's knife. | 4. Combine tomatoes, cucumbers, garbanzo beans and oregano and toss with reserved salad dressing. Season salad with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste. Divide salad among individual serving plates, and top with crumbled Feta or Goat cheese just before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
garbanzo bean	1	can	rinsed drained	1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
cucumber	1 1/2	cups	diced	23.94	4.3092	1.177	0.3192
tomato	1 1/2	cups	diced drained	62.1	13.77	3.24	0.54
balsamic vinegar fini	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
oregano	1/2	cup	chopped	63.6	16.5408	2.16	1.0272
salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
feta	1/2	cup	crumbled	198.0	3.0675	10.6575	15.96

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.