Mediterranean Bean Salad

This is an easy, healthy salad that is a great side dish to BBQ chicken, beef or fish! It can also be easily adapted to a Tex-Mex style by changing the lemon to lime, parsley to cilantro and adding ground cumin and/or chili powder! Be sure to add the lemon zest (or lime zest) as this really adds a ZING to the salad!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 329 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• ¼ cup chopped red onion
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 teaspoon capers, rinsed and drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large bowl, stir together the garbanzo beans, kidney beans, lemon juice and zest, tomato, onion, parsley, capers, olive oil and salt. Cover, and refrigerate for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, before serving.