• 1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo beans
• 1 red bell pepper, finely diced
• 1 tomato, diced
• 2-3 green onions, slivered
• 2 tablespoons sour cream or buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• snipped fresh basil
• tender leaf lettuce
• salted peanuts, or other nuts or seeds

In bowl combine beans, pepper, tomato and onions. In glass measuring cup, whisk sour cream, lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil and garlic to make a creamy dressing. Pour over bean mixture and toss. Snip in basil and arrange over lettuce leaves. Sprinkle with nuts as desired.


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