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The second the temperature gets above 60˚F, it's hard to pull me back inside. In fact, as I'm writing this, I'm sitting on my patio, soaking up a bit of afternoon sun. So it should come as no surprise that I start to also focus on recipes that go well in a picnic setting.
This avocado chickpea salad is a bit of an amalgamation between this egg salad recipe and this chickpea deli salad from Sprouted Kitchen. It's meant to scooped up with a solid cracker or served on a perfect slice of bread.
Best of all, it uses mostly pantry ingredients (like my favorite chickpea) but is still fresh tasting with help from the herbs and the California Avocados. Also, I made a batch of these crackers (with sesame oil) which helped me use up a few seeds I've had stashed in the freezer!
Avocado Chickpea Salad
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons minced fresh dill
2 scallions, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons mayo or greek yogurt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 just-ripe California Avocados
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Working in a couple of batches, roughly chop the chickpeas and place in a bowl. Add the minced herbs and scallions to the chickpeas and give a quick toss.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the mayo, lemon juice, and olive oil.
- Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and cut each half into ¼” cubes (see note). Place in the bowl and pour the mayo mixture over the chickpeas and avocado. Toss until well combine. Taste and add salt/pepper to your preferred taste.
- Serve on a sandwich or with crackers.
Avocado Chickpea Salad
variations
Vegan: Swap out the mayo for your favorite vegan substitute. You could even make your own!
Seeds: Sometimes for a crunch, I like to add toasted sunflower seeds.
Egg Salad: Swap out the chickpeas for hardboiled eggs and create an avocado/egg salad sandwich. So easy and delicious!
Explore California Avocados
I'm known to add avocado to anything I can, especially salads. During the summer months, there's nothing quite like fresh avocado tossed into a salad (whether that's a traditional salad or something like this chickpea salad!) A few of my favorite salads with avocado:
Spinach Salad with Avocado and Sesame Sunflower
Avocado, Brown Rice, and Chickpea Salad
Avocado Romaine Wedge Salad with Pickled Radish
Disclosure: This recipe was created in partnership with California Avocados. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It’s content like this that helps me keep this site running to provide the vegetarian recipes you see every week.
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