TOMATO, GARLIC AND CHICKPEA SALAD

Ingredients

• ½ cup chickpeas, from a can
• 4-5 olives
• 1 green pepper, small to medium
• 3 tomatoes, medium
• 1 cup arugula/Spinach 
• 3-4 mint leaves or coriander (optional)
• 1 garlic clove
• lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• olive oil

Instructions

1. Rinse and drain chickpeas.
2. Chop olives, the green pepper, tomatoes, arugula, mint leaves.
3. Mince garlic. Option one: add garlic directly to the salad. Option 2: Let garlic infuse olive oil for 30 min and then remove from the olive oil. Add just the flavored olive oil to the salad.
4. Put the chopped vegetables and chickpeas in a large bowl, add some lemon juice the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!.

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