Portuguese Garbanzo Bean Salad With Roasted Garlic - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 head garlic (papery outside husks removed)
30 ounces garbanzo beans (drained)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3 medium tomatoes (cut into 1/2-inch dice)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F Slice 1/4 inch off top of head of garlic. Wrap garlic in foil. In a small baking dish, roast garlic until it turns buttery soft, 30 to 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes to cool.
Meanwhile, in a serving bowl, mix garbanzo beans 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.