Middle Eastern Chickpea Platter

A really nice dinner for a hot summer day, ready in about 20 minutes. The only cooking required is to sauté some chopped eggplant and garlic. The rest can be assembled while that cooks.

The suggestion is to lay the eggplant/bean salad along with sliced tomato, sliced red onions, feta, and kalamatas out on a platter -- I did it on our individual plates -- and very attractive it was. But it could all be mixed together just as well.

This might make a nice picnic salad. Also, in greater quantity, a nice platter for a buffet dinner.