JoAnna's Dilled Garbano & Cherry Tomato Salad

Don't let the name of this salad make you go what?! And then not try it.  This is a light side salad that is a great accompaniment for your BBQ chicken, beef kabobs, or salmon.

This salad comes from my Come & Dine church cook book, but I ate this salad at JoAnna's house years before she submitted it for this cookbook.  I didn't use garbanzo beans that much in my cooking  so I found this salad both delightfully delicious and different. 

Dilled Garbanzo & Cherry Tomato Salad

1.  Prepare vegetables:
(1)  Rinse 1pound of cherry tomatoes and cut in half.
(2)  Mince 1 rib of celery
(3)  Optional: 1 green onion diced (I added and it was a great addition!)

2.  In a medium sized serving bowl put:
(1)  1 15 1/2 oz can of drained garbanzo beans.
(2)  Add tomatoes and celery.

3.  Make dressing in a small bowl put:
(1) Whisk  3 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice with 1 teaspoon of country style Dijon mustard
(2) Slowly whisk in 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
(3) Add seasonings:  1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and 2 teaspoons of dill.

4.  Pour the dressing over the salad.   Chill for a few hours.

List of Other Salads on this Blog:

Greens/cabbage:
Make it Yourself Thai Peanut Dressing for Mandarin Salad  (My friend Judi's recipe)
KFC Copycat Cole Slaw   (A friend shared this with me)
Belizean Coleslaw    (From Internet search)
Antioxidant Rich Kale Super Salad  (A copycat from a deli, dressing from Syre School Cookbook)

Main Dish Salads
Gluten Free Chinese Chicken Cabbage Salad   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Baja Salad with Black Beans & Quinoa  (A remake from something I ate at a restaurant)

Jackson Square Shrimp Salad   (From my Syre School cookbook)

Pasta & Quinoa:
Tasty Gluten Free Pasta Salad  (Something I picked up over 20 years ago!)
Vietnamese Vermicelli Salad Bowls   (From an Internet search)
Michelle's Greek Quinoa Salad   (My foodie daughter's own delicious creation!) Another Great Salad with Quinoa - Janah's  Original Quinoa, Cranberry & Feta Salad  (a recipe my daughter came up with)

Vegetable:
Jeremy D's Sensational Greek Salad   (My son-in-law's recipe)

Grandma's Perfect Potato Salad   (Family recipe)
Rose's Refreshing Cucumber Salad   (From a Chinese friend)
A Great BBQ side Salad - Curried Pea Salad  (From my church cookbook, Come & Dine)

Dot's Easy Bean Salad  (Recipe from an  83 yr old friend of my father's)
A Great Summer Side - Broccoli Salad  (From my Come & Dine cookbook)

Fruit:
Grandma Marilyn's Frozen Fruit Salad  (My mother-in-law's recipe)