Chickpea Avocado Salad

Avocado chickpea salad in a serving bowl.

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This easy chickpea avocado salad is creamy, fresh and crunchy with romaine, feta and homemade pita chips tossed in white wine vinaigrette.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Salads

Cuisine: Mediterranean / Middle Eastern

Servings:

Author: Paige Adams

Ingredients

For pita chips

2 pitas, torn into pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sumac

For vinaigrette

1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 lemon, juice
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil

For salad

1 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 avocados, diced
1 romaine heart, shredded
1/4 cup finely diced red onions
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
On a baking sheet, toss the pita with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spread them across the pan sprinkle with sumac.
Bake the pita until golden brown and crisp, about 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool while you make the rest of the salad.
For the vinaigrette, whisk the garlic, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, lemon juice, white wine vinegar and 1/4 cup olive oil in a small bowl.
To assemble the salad, combine the chickpeas, avocados, romaine, red onions, feta and parsley in a large bowl.
Toss the salad with half the vinaigrette.
Fold in the pita chips, adding more vinaigrette as desired.

Notes

You can use store-bought pita chips for a shortcut.

For meal prep, only add pita chips to the portion you plan to eat right away. Store the salad in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days. Keep extra vinaigrette in a jar also in the refrigerator. Put pita chips in a separate container at room temperature to stay crisp. Let the salad and vinaigrette sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.

If you’ve already tossed the pita into the salad, don’t worry. The chips will soften, but the salad will taste good. You can add a fresh batch of homemade or store-bought pita chips when serving.

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