Cold Bean Salad

 

This delicious cold bean salad is a perfect meal for hot summer days.

1 can each chickpeas, pink pinto beans and corn (all drained) • 1 English cucumber, seeded quartered and chopped • half a red onion (soak in water for 10 min to cut the harshness) • 250 g cherry tomatoes quartered • 8oz mozz or feta chopped • 2 tbsp banana peppers • season with salt pepper and Italian seasoning to taste

Dressing: burr together 50ml olive oil • 50ml red wine vinegar • 1 fat bulb of garlic • heaping tbsp Dijon • tbsp maple syrup • bloop of liquid from banana peppers