Chickpea Salad With Olives

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained (garbanzo beans)
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano
• 1/4 cup kalamata olives or 1/4 cup nicoise olive, pitted and coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste (remember, the olives are salty)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, garlic, and all the herbs.
• 2 add the chickpeas, olives and onion, and mix well.
• 3 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 serve at room temperature.