Reviewed: May 19, 2012

Love this salad. Just added 1TBSP of balsamic vinegar in addition to the red wine vinegar. Also, i used a red onion as well. Served it with salmon

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coolit

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2012

This is awesome and really easy! I only put two Tbsp of oil in and used dried basil since I didn't have any fresh and it was still amazing. My husband, who is not usually fond of bean salads, said, "you should definitely save this one." Yep, saved and will be a go to from now on.

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ciara

Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2011

What a wonderful dinner I just made with this salad as the main dish. This is so easy and perfect for summer. I bought some really tasty home-grown tomatoes and cucumbers at a local market. The only changes I made to the recipe was I used olive oil, two tomatoes and one cucumber. I served this with cheese toast.

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Sally

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2011

Really a wonderful salad. I cheated a bit and used store bought Italian dressing. I also roasted some slivered almonds and added them along with some raisins (which I stole out of my roommate's raisin bran cereal :D) into the salad. I think that gave a very nice touch. Served it at a dinner party and everyone loved it!

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Lady Malady

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2010

I made it exactly as written except I didn't have any fresh basil so I used dried. It was very good. Can't wait to try it with fresh. Both my mom and boyfriend loved it. It's a keeper!

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GUNNYSACK

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2010

Subsituted vegetable oil with olive oil and cut amount of oil in half. Still incredible!

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Sbar8

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Arlington, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2010

Added sliced black olives...very good!

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mjsnow

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2010

I found this a refreshing salad. Good as is, but with the leftovers I did add some celery, shredded carrot and made more of the dressing. With the chickpeas this could be a nice main dish salad.

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Lilcat

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: West Concord, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2010

When I noticed the 3:1 ratio of olive oil to vinegar I knew already that I would like this, if only for the dressing. I used olive oil rather than vegetable oil, and while the dressing was simple and delicious I usually like my salads more lightly dressed, and there was just too much of it for my tastes - easy enough, however, to fix. Rather than layering then tossing the ingredients, I just simply mixed them up from the get-go and it was fine. Simply delicious as is, but I added boccancini (llittle, fresh mozzarella balls) to mine for a more Caprese-style salad. Add what you like, chopped bell peppers, garlic, olives, cucumber, but this is excellent just as is in its simplicity.

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