za’atar garbanzo beans & tomatoes
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A wickedly delicious recipe! Za’atar garbanzo beans & heirloom tomatoes. Escape to a trendy cafe for lunch! Yes, your kitchen!
Za’atar Recipes Vegetarian
Sometimes I create things, and I just know they’re gonna taste good. But, SOMETIMES I create things and don’t realize they’re gonna taste WICKED good!
Za’atar Recipes
That’s the case with this recipe, za’atar garbanzo beans & heirloom tomatoes.
Wiki describes za’atar as, “…the name of a spice mixture that includes the herb along with toasted sesame seeds, dried sumac, often salt, as well as other spices.
I can assure you, this is one salad that your food seekers will rave about!
Recipe Garbanzo Beans
I think it’s the simple fresh ingredients and also the sautéing of the garbanzo beans in the sultry and seducing za’atar and hot smoky paprika!
Zaatar Food Recipes
Sounds kinda sexxxy, huh? Well, food should be sexxxy, seductive and savored for what it is. Pure palatable pleasure!
Roasted Chickpeas
So, go ahead, entice yourself with this exotic spice mixture from that’s so popular in the Middle East.
Garbanzo Beans Recipes
And, here’s my recipe for making your own homemade Za’atar. Of course, you can also purchase it from the grocer or at my Amazon Storefront!
za’atar garbanzo beans & tomatoes
Ingredients
- 2 cups of bite size tomatoes sliced lengtwise in halves
- 1 (15 ounce) garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained
- 4 Tbl extra virgin olive oil (divided)
- 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt (divided)
- 2 tsp. za'atar mixture
- 1 tsp. hot smoked paprika
- 1/2 small sweet onion sliced into very thin half moon slices
- 1 Tbl. balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. (dried) mint, can substitute 1 Tbl. of fresh mint chopped
- OPTIONAL: Add greens like watercress or baby arugula
Instructions
- Put the sliced tomatoes in a mixing bowl. Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the beans, one teaspoon of salt, za'tar, and paprika and toss and blend the beans. Cook the beans about 15 minutes.
- Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Toss and blend the salad. Serve immediately.
Notes
Optional: Certainly feel free to use your favorite spice mixture blend in place of za'atar if you wish! This is a delicious combination of fresh flavors with the nutty chickpeas!
