Two Bean & Artichoke Salad

Linorama's Note:

One of those great quick recipes to have on hand, and talk about delicious!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans , drained & rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans , drained & rinsed
• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts , drained & coarsley chopped (not marinated)
• 4 green onions , trimmed & chopped
• 2 large tomatoes , diced
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels , thawed under hot running water
• 4 garlic cloves , minced
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 -3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried Mediterranean oregano
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour to allow the flavors to mingle. Serve over a bed of shredded lettuce, along with a warm pita or pita chips.
2. NOTE: Due to not caring for much vinegar taste, I increase the oil to 3 Tbsp, and decrease the vinegar to 1 Tbsp and find that to be a perfect blend for us. You do what you like.

Reviews

[julimac]

I quickly assembled this with help from my 4 y/o. We served it as dinner on this 100 degree day with some sourdough bread to soak up the juices. MMMM! I topped mine with some shaved parmesan but it is yummy just as is. (I probably glug, glugged the vinegar as we love sour around here:)

[dicentra]

I made this awhile ago and apparently never reviewed it. This is fabulous! I had it (several days in a row) for my lunches at work. :) Since it was for lunch, I did cut back the garlic a little, but it was still good. Thanks for sharing!

[Kumquat the Cat's friend]

Very nice bean salad recipe, and so easy to make! I put the corn in a colander, rinsed to defrost then poured the beans on top and rinsed again. We love vinegar, so I included all three tablespoons and decreased the oil to about 2 teaspoons to reduce the calories a bit more (not to say that this recipe is high calorie as is). I had half a red onion left over so I added that in addition to 1 scallion. I included all 4 cloves of garlic, but use less according to taste. Thanks for posting!