Portuguese Garbanzo Bean Salad With Roasted Garlic

365 ways to cook vegetarian, kitty morse

Preheat oven to 425f slice 1 / 4 inch off top of head of garlic.

Wrap garlic in foil.

In a small baking dish , roast garlic until it turns buttery soft , 30 to 40 minutes.

Let stand 10 minutes to cool.

Meanwhile , in a serving bowl , mix garbanzo beans with basil and vinegar.

Set aside.

When garlic is cool enough to handle , squeeze out each clove into bean mixture.

Stir well to coat beans.

Toss with diced tomatoes.

Season with cumin , salt , and pepper.

Serve at room temperature.

garlic, garbanzo beans, fresh basil, balsamic vinegar, tomatoes, ground cumin, salt, pepper