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High Protein Chickpea Avocado Salad
This High Protein Chickpea Avocado Salad is a super healthy vegetarian meal that is made with Greek Yogurt and lighthouse Dilly Dip along with chickpeas, avocado, cucumber, cilantro and fresh lime juice. It is a summer favorite in our home and I hope it will be in yours.
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Why you’ll love it
It is a healthy salad that is packed full of FEEL GOOD fiber and Protein that can be made in no time and tastes just as amazing as it looks!
SALAD WITH CHICKPEAS
This Chickpea salad is best left in the fridge for one hour prior to serving the colder the better!
If you are not a fan of dill, you can omit that and use ranch dressing etc.
OTHER INGREDIANTS that go well with this type of salad
- Cheese any kind even cottage or feta cheese which adds even more protein
- Tomatoes
- Red or white onions, diced
HOW TO MAKE CHICKPEA AVOCADO SALAD
You can use pre-soaked and cooked chickpeas or canned {canned is super quick}
CAN CHICKPEA AVOCADO SALAD BE FROZEN
No way, not this salad anyway. Image defrosted cucumbers and cilantro.
HOW LONG IS CHICKPEA AVOCADO SALAD GOOD FOR IN THE FRIDGE
You ca defiantly store it in the fridge for up to 3 days in a an air tight container.
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High Protein Chickpea Salad
Yield:
2
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
A fresh salad is packed with protein and fiber
Ingredients
- 1 can of chickpeas, strained of its juices
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1/2 cucumber, diced fine
- 1/4 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup of dill salad dressing
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 1 lime, squeezed
Instructions
- Start by straining your can of chickpeas or soak the chickpeas the night prior and cook over medium high heat for 1 hour and allow to cool before using for the salad
- Next, dice the avocado and cucumber finely along with cilantro and set aside
- Then in a small bowl mix the Greek yogurt, dill dressing and lime juice
- Toss in the cooled down chickpeas and all seasonings
- Toss to coat before adding in the chopped avocado and cucumber
- Serve chilled and enjoy
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 580Total Fat: 37gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 323mgCarbohydrates: 54gFiber: 15gSugar: 22gProtein: 14g
These calculations are based off Nutritionix