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Chickpea Avocado Salad

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Serve this flavorful salad on a bed of greens for a complete meal. I like arugula with this dish, but feel free to use your favorite.

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By Del Sroufe,

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked chickpeas, or 2 (15-ounce) cans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 small red onion, peeled and diced small
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • Zest of 1 lime and juice of 4 limes
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, minced (for less heat, remove the seeds)
  • 1⁄2 cup chopped cilantro
  • Sea salt to taste
  • 1 avocado, coarsely chopped

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. Add the avocado just before serving.
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (1 cup): 249 calories, 33 g carbohydrates, 11 g protein, 9.7 g total fat, 1.3 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 314 mg sodium, 12 g fiber, 6.7 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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Comments (11)

(5 from 8 votes)

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Lori

This recipe is easy to make and delicious! We make it all the time in our house and everyone loves it! Thanks FOK!

Michelle

A surprisingly filling salad. I substituted regular bell peppers for the jalapeños. I like jalapeños, but they don't like me. Also, I added 2 avocados, as they were on the smaller side.

Shawn D.

This has become a favorite “go to” salad that always impresses dinner guests.

Beth Forrester

Can't eat jalapenos or any hot peppers at all. What can I substitute to still give it some zing?

joan

DELICIOUS!! will make again.

alex

this was bangin! easy and cheap -- my life formula

alex

added a cucumber to the mix

Sherry

Wonderful food

Sandra

Very easy and delicious! I made some small changes/additions. I used 1/4 cup of lime juice (2 limes) and added diced red pepper for color and crunch. I also added agave syrup to taste. I served the salad and avocado on a bed of spinach.

Liv

Haven't really been a fan of avocado before but this really changed my mind. Didn't expect such a nice flavour and this recipe really won me over

Annie

absolutely delicious! I have made this many times and we LOVE it! I wouldn't change a thing!

About the Author

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About the Author

Del Sroufe

Chef Del Sroufe currently works as Culinary Specialist at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (CNS) and host of CNS Kitchen, a free CNS community that offers members all the tools they need to live a successful whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle. Sroufe has been cooking in vegetarian, vegan, and WFPB kitchens for 34 years. He has operated his own vegan bakery and a vegan meal-delivery service. He was the executive chef at Wellness Forum Foods, where he ran a successful catering service. He developed a line of in-the-bag mixes that could be shipped all over the country and taught cooking classes to the public and health care professionals looking to offer culinary education to their clients. Del is a public speaker and cookbook author. His first cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook, was on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than 37 weeks. He also authored Better Than Vegan, which tells the story of his struggle with weight management and how he lost more than 200 pounds on a low-fat, plant-based diet. Sroufe’s other cookbooks include The China Study Quick and Easy Cookbook and The China Study Family Cookbook.
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