Garbanzo cucumber salad

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
15ouncesGarbanzo beans, rinsed/drained
1mediumCucumber, sliced/quartered
½cupSliced ripe olives
cupChopped red onion
¼cupMinced fresh parsley
3tablespoonsVegetable oil
3tablespoonsRed wine vinegar
1tablespoonSugar
1tablespoonFresh lemon juice
2Cloves garlic, minced
½teaspoonGrated lemon peel
¼teaspoonSalt, optional
teaspoonPepper

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine beans, cucumber, olives, onion and parsley. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine remaining ingredients; shake well.

Pour over vegetables and toss. Serve immediately or chill up to 24 hours.

Yield: 8 servings. Diabetic Exchange: One ½ cup serving, prepared without salt : 1½ fat, 1 starch 145 calories, 251 mg. sodium, 0 cholesterol, 18 gr. carbohydrate, 4 gr. protein, 8 gr. fat. Submitted by Sharon Semph, Victorville, CA MC formatting by bobbi744@...

Recipe by: Taste of Home Magazine, Aug/Sept. '96, p. 11 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #510 by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...> on Mar 11, 1997