Portuguese Garbanzo Bean Salad With Roasted Garlic

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 head garlic (papery outside husks removed)
• 30 ounces garbanzo beans (drained)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 medium tomatoes (cut into 1/2-inch dice)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f slice 1/4 inch off top of head of garlic. wrap garlic in foil. in a small baking dish, roast garlic until it turns buttery soft, 30 to 40 minutes. let stand 10 minutes to cool.
• 2 meanwhile, in a serving bowl, mix garbanzo beans with basil and vinegar. set aside.
• 3 when garlic is cool enough to handle, squeeze out each clove into bean mixture. stir well to coat beans.
• 4 toss with diced tomatoes. season with cumin, salt, and pepper. serve at room temperature.