Marinated Chickpea Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 (19 ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 sweet onions or 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar or 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl combine chickpeas, celery, bell pepper, onion, carrot and herbs.
• 2 in a small bowl whisk together the oil and vinegar, adding salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 por over the salad mixture and let stand at least 20 minutes before serving.
• 4 or make up to eight hours ahead, refrigerate covered, then bring to room temperature before serving.