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Garbanzo (Chick Pea) Pesto Salad

September 8, 2014 by JennifersKitchen 2 Comments

Garbanzo-Pesto-SaladTen minutes – 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 – and you’re ready to introduce your taste buds to this full-of-flavor, I’m-gonna-miss-you-summer, super-healthy Garbanzo Pesto Salad!

So easy to make, so tasty, and so good for you.  Perfect.

One note: I tried making this salad with canned chick peas for convenience sake, and, I just want to tell you, “No.” Pull out your crock pot, or your Instant Pot to make the garbanzos. It’s worth the extra few minutes of your time. Those dry and crunchy canned chick peas just don’t work here.

That pot full of oh-so-tender, melt-in-your-mouth beans will be just begging to be bathed in luscious basil dressing.

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Garbanzo (Chickpea) Pesto Salad

Prep 15 mins

Total 15 mins

Author All recipes on jenniferskitchen.com are property of Jennifer's Kitchen and cannot be included in any other recipes collection, online or offline, without prior written permission.

Yield 4 servings

A quick and easy main dish salad takes less than 10 minutes to make. This dish tastes best with crock-pot- or Instant Pot-cooked garbanzo beans.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups garbanzo beans, drained (I recommend using crock-pot- or Instant Pot-cooked garbanzo beans in this recipe)
  • 1/2 medium red onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup olive halves – optional
  • 1 medium tomato, diced
  • 2 medium cloves garlic
  • 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup packed fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil – optional
  • 1/4 cup Creamy Italian Dressing
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste (see note)

Instructions

  1. Place drained garbanzos in a mixing bowl.
  2. Gently mix in onion, olives, and tomatoes.
  3. Place garlic, basil, parsley, oil, dressing, lemon juice, and salt in food processor and process until mixture is thoroughly combined and basil and parsley are chopped very, very fine.
  4. Stir basil mixture into garbanzos.Serve immediately.

Notes

The amount of salt needed in this dish will depend on the amount already in the garbanzo beans.

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  1. Susan

    September 8, 2014 at 10:45 am

    I have eaten this at Jennifer’s house. It IS delicious.

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  2. Thalia @ butter and brioche

    September 16, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    What a delicious looking salad! Definitely is a healthy and yummy lunch or light dinner, I will be recreating the recipe.. thanks for the idea!

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