Trader Joe's Balela Salad Recipe
Balela salad is a bean salad flavored with herbs and a light Mediterranean dressing. It's full of fiber, is heart healthy while tasting delicious.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 cups 1x
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
1 15.5 ounce can of black beans, drained and rinsed
2 15.5 ounce can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/3 cup grape tomatoes, cut into quarters
1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup mint, finely chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
5 Tablespoons white distilled vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon sumac
Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine beans, onion, tomato, parsley, mint and garlic
- In a small bowl combine lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, cayenne and sumac
- Pour lemon juice mixture over bean mixture and stir to combine
- Salt to taste
- Store covered in refrigerator for up to one week
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 154
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 349 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg