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Cathy's Tomato And Bean Salad from the Recipes EU Collection

 


Cathy's Tomato And Bean Salad Recipe

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Cathy's Tomato And Bean Salad
1 can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained (15 ounces)
4 large ripe tomatoes, sliced thick
1 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 can medium pitted ripe olives, drained and halved (6 ounces)
1/2 cup olive oil
5 large fresh basil leaves, snipped or 1 tablespoon dried basil, up to 6
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp pepper
salt to taste
1/8 tsp garlic powder


In a large salad bowl, layer beans, tomatoes, onion and olives. Combine
all remaining ingredients, pour over vegetables. Cover and chill at least
3 hours or overnight. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Yield: 8
servings. Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (without added salt) equals 1
starch, 1 vegetable, 2 fat; also, 178 calories, 333 mg sodium, 0 mg
cholesterol, 19 gm carbohydrate, 4 gm protein, 10 gm fat.

Busted by Sara Horton 5/27/98

Posted to RecipeLu List by Horton Family on
May 27, 1998.
 


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