Portuguese Chickpea Salad With Roasted Garlic

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Portuguese	Digest, Fatfree, Side dish	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Head of garlic, papery
		outside husks removed
2		15-oz cans chickpeas
		drained
1	T	Chopped fresh basil
2	T	Balsamic vinegar
3		Tomatoes, cut into 1/2"
		dice
1	t	Ground cumin
1	t	Salt
1/2	t	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 425. Slice 1/4" off top of head of garlic. Wrap  garlic
in foil.  In small baking dish, roast garlic until it turns  buttery
soft, 30 to 40 mins.  Let stand 10 mins. to cool. Meanwhile,  in
serving bowl, mix chickpeas with basil and vinegar. Set aside.  When
garlic is cool enough to handle, squeeze out each clove into  bean
mixture. Stir well to coat beans. Toss with diced tomatoes.  Season
with cumin, salt, and pepper. Serve at room temperature.  (Excessive
salt?)  (Recipe from "365 Ways to Cook Vegetarian," HarperCollins,
1994)  TAUB@vaxvmsx.babson.edu From Fatfree Digest April-May 1994,
Formatting by Sue Smith (using MMCONV)  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/fatfreex.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 188 Calories From Fat: 15 Total Fat: 1.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 1747.2mg Potassium: 611.2mg Carbohydrates: 36.9g Fiber: 7.7g Sugar: 6.4g Protein: 7.7g