Pasta Salad with Garbanzo Beans, Tomatoes and Feta Cheese
- 3/4 pound fusilli or other corkscrew pasta
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups chopped plum tomatoes
- 1 15- to 16-ounce can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- Additional chopped fresh mint
- Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
- Drain and rinse with cold water to cool.
- Drain again.
- Combine 1/4 cup mint, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic and lemon peel in large bowl.
- Gradually whisk in oil.
- Add pasta, tomatoes, garbanzo beans and feta cheese.
- Toss to blend well.
- Season salad to taste with salt and pepper.
- (Can be prepared ahead.
- Let stand at room temperature 2 hours; or cover and refrigerate overnight, them let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)
- Mound salad on large shallow platter.
- Garnish with additional mint.
fusilli, fresh mint, lemon juice, white wine vinegar, garlic, olive oil, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, feta cheese, fresh mint
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pasta-salad-with-garbanzo-beans-tomatoes-and-feta-cheese-4286 (may not work)