Quickie Friday: Chickpea and Tomato Salad

Do you ever find yourself lazing about the house (or floating about the pool) and realize that you need to eat, you need a salad, and all you have in the fridge is tomatoes, chickpeas, and mozzarella?  No?  Well I recently whipped up this salad, and it did not disappoint (or take much time away from my floating!).

 
I combined a pint and a half of cherry tomatoes (sliced in half), 10 oz. of buffalo mozzarella, cut into small cubes, one can of chickpeas (rinsed and shelled), some basil (about 30 leaves), garlic (4 cloves), salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic (one tablespoon each of the oil and vinegar) and that was it!  Good and good for ya (aside from the cheese, I suppose).

These are also good for me:

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Love the color-blocking and, more importantly, love the price.  Thank you, H&M, for existing (and for opening a store near me!).