Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad

Alexis has always been a good eater, except for the fact that she hated baby food. That means I very quickly had to figure out a bunch of super lazy ways to appease her. At the top of the "lazy list" was garbanzo beans. I used to crack open a can, hand her a bunch, and be done with it. She would happily snack on them for days and days on end.

It's a good thing Mila is the same way because in the 8 years since Alexis was the same age, I have not become less lazy. Bring on the easy snacks and meals, please.

Oh, hey. Two kids. One quickly thrown together Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad. EVERYBODY IS HAPPY!

Seriously.

I've made this a few times in the past month or so and both times it's been a win. Mila picks through it to find all of the olives, cucumbers, tomatoes and garbanzo beans. Alexis mixes it all with leaf lettuce and declares it a "fancy salad." I'm happy either way.

Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad

2 cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 small cucumber, diced
8-10 grape tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup kalamata olives
1 small bell pepper, chopped (I use a yellow one when I have one on hand)
1 small red onion, chopped
1/2 cup feta cheese (Shhhhh! Don't tell the cheese-hating Alexis! She hasn't realized it's in there.)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

1. These are going to be the most complicated directions ever. Prepare yourself.

2. Throw it all in a bowl together and toss.

3. That's it.

4. You can eat this alone like Mila does, or you can pour a scoop over a bed of lettuce like Alexis does. I also like it over quinoa. I feel like it would also be good with cold pasta. I haven't tried it yet, but I have a hunch cold tortellini would be the best.