Chickpea Avocado Salad
Make this tasty chickpea avocado salad in just 5 minutes! Packed with protein and fiber, it's a perfect vegetarian (vegan) snack or meal on the go!
Servings 2
Calories 241kcal
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 1 avocados pitted, and chopped
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons red onion finely chopped
- 2- ounces feta cheese crumbled
- Juice of 1 lime
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, toss avocado, cilantro, red onion, feta cheese, with lime juice; set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine chickpeas, and onion. Microwave on high for 30-seconds.
- Add the chickpeas and onion into the bowl with the avocado mixture and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir well.
- Serve with extra cilantro, if desired.
Notes
- Onions can have a pungent, lingering aftertaste; to calm the onion flavors, you can slice them and soak them in cold ice water for 10-minutes before adding them to the salad. I spoke about this in more detail HERE.
- Microwaving the chickpeas and onion is not necessary, but a personal preference. It's not about the heat, at all. Only 30 seconds in the microwave can take some of the rawness out of the chickpeas and softens the flavor of the onions a bit more.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cup | Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 334mg | Potassium: 541mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 537IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 157mg | Iron: 1mg
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