Mediterranean Bean Salad

Ingredients

• 2 15-oz cans of beans, drained and rinsed (use black beans, cannellini beans, kidney beans or chickpeas/garbanzo beans)
• 1 english cucumber, chopped with skin on
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 1 small red onion, diced
• 1 cup cherry tomato, halved
• 1 cup kalamata olives, roughly chopped
• ¼ cup virgin olive oil (= longevity oil!)
• ¼ cup red wine vinegar
• 2 whole cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tsp dried oregano or 2 tsp fresh herb
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Combine beans, cucumber, pepper, onion, tomatoes, and olives in a large bowl.

2. In a small bowl or sealed jar with a lid, whisk or shake together olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, and salt and pepper.

3. Toss salad with dressing and enjoy at room temperature or refrigerate unused portions.