If you are like me and love tabbouleh or any refreshing salad suitable for hot days then you willl fall in love with this one. It resembles tabbouleh very much but I have never been able to find any reference to its origin. It could have been created by somebody simply dumping a can of garbanzo bean in a bowl of tabbouleh by mistake for what I know. I have done things like that in the past and some of the unintended concoctions actually tasted great! My view is: who cares! Balela is nicely refreshing and also filling. So, of if you have nothing else to eat but some bread, possibly pita or similar, you are in great company! Enjoy this wonderful balela.
Balela
- 1 (15 oz or 420 g) cans organic black beans, rinsed well, drained and blotted
- 1 (15 oz or 420 g) cans organic garbanzo beans, rinsed well, drained and blotted
- 1 cup chopped green onion or 1/2 chopped red onion
- 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
Dressing Ingredients
- freshly squeezed juice of 2 lemons
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground black pepper
1. Remove husks from chick peas by rinsing them very vigorously in a colander to loosen the husks by gently squeezing them between two fingers.
