Here's a delicious, roasted garbanzo beans salad with refreshing and tangy veggies that make it unforgettable. This is a high protein salad that will actually fill you up.
Salad Ingredients:
I added fresh curly parsley, mint, tomatoes, red onions and a surprise ingredient of goji berries, with a refreshing homemade sumac honey-lemon salad dressing.
Garbanzo Beans
Garbanzo beans are filling and low in saturated fat and cholesterol, but contain high amounts of folate and manganese. Garbanzo beans have long been valued for their fiber and protein content. I would recommend buying Garbanzo beans with no salt, added and if you are buying canned Garbanzo beans, be sure to look for a BPA-FREE 0r Non BPA lining can.
How I Roast Garbanzo Beans:
Roasted garbanzo beans are my favorite healthy snack and bring a nice texture and taste for a salad.
I roasted the Garbanzo beans in light olive oil, salt and sumac powder. Sumac powder has tangy lemon flavor, yet it is more balanced and less tart than lemon juice.
What is Sumac:
Sumac is a very popular condiment in Turkey and Iran and is an essential ingredient in Middle Eastern cooking. Purchase sumac from Amazon.com or at many international markets. I bought my Sadaf Sumac Powder (pure sumac without any other ingredients) at local market for less than $5 per 12.5 oz.
Make ahead Salad:
You can also make this salad for the next day and keep it the fridge for up to 24 hours. Pour the salad dressing when you are ready to eat.
📖 Recipe
Roasted Garbanzo Beans with Sumac Honey Lemon Salad Dressing
Ingredients
- 15 oz garbanzo beans
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon sumac powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 ½ cups fresh parsley chopped finely
- ½ cup fresh tomatoes halved or quartered
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves chopped
- ⅓ cup fresh red onion thinly sliced
- fresh avocados chopped
- 1½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon ground sumac
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon freshly chopped thyme
- 2 cups cooked whole grains ( such as mixed couscous, quinoa or lentils)
- optional: 2 tablespoon dried goji berries
Method
- Preheat the oven to 425°F
- In a bowl, toss garbanzo beans/chickpeas with olive oil and season to taste with salt, sumac, garlic, and black pepper
- Spread on a baking sheet. Roast the garbanzo beans for 15 minutes or longer for crunchier result. Watch carefully to avoid burning.
- In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice with the lemon zest, honey, and thyme. Whisk in the olive oil, season with salt, and pepper if needed.
- Arrange all the ingredients above in a large salad bowl.
- Drizzle with sumac honey lemon dressing (start with 4 tablespoons and add more according to your liking), and mix well.
- Serve immediately.
- You can also make this salad for the next day and keep it the fridge for up to 24 hours.
- Pour the salad dressing when you are ready to eat.
Rebecca Swenor says
This recipes for the roasted garbanzo beans with sumac and the honey lemon salad dressing sound interesting. I will have to try making this salad and the dressing for my family. This is a salad I have never tried to make before but I think my family would enjoy it. Thanks for sharing the recipes.
Rika says
Let me know if you like it....
MryJhnsn (@mryjhnsn) says
That salad looks ah-maz-ing! I just ate but I want to run out and get the ingredients to make this right now.
uprunforlife says
I haven't tried Garbanzo beans. I am not sure if I would like them or not. Your salad looks tasty though.
Chubskulit Rose says
Your fppd is always appetizing to look and very deli-cious. I would love me a bowl of this salad!
Lynndee says
The last time I had garbanzo beans was back in my hometown - my mom used to prepare dishes with garbanzo a lot. Got to try your recipe! Looks yum!
Ann Bacciaglia says
I have never tried Garbanzo beans before. This salad looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make some this week.
lauren says
We love Garbanzo beans and this looks amazing!!
Kendall says
Oh my goodness - this looks amazing! And the photos are just lovely, great job!
Wildish Jess says
This is seriously one of the most beautiful salads I have ever seen in my life!
Rika says
Thanks so much 🙂
Thepiratebay Alternatives says
It's hard to come by well-informed people for this topic, however, you sound like you know what you're talking
about! Thanks