Avocado Chickpea Salad With Feta

Step 1

Prepare all the salad ingredients and mix the dressing in a medium bowl or mason jar. This way you’ll have them ready to assemble the salad once the chickpeas are roasted.

Step 2

Rinse and dry the chickpeas with kitchen towels or paper towels. Remove any loose skins. If you have enough time, leave the chickpeas on an even dry surface to dry completely. This will result in perfectly crisp roasted chickpeas.

Step 3

In a large nonstick skillet heat avocado oil over medium-high heat and once the oil is hot add chickpeas. Toss them in oil until coated and toast them for a couple of minutes. Sprinkle chickpeas with smoked paprika, garlic and onion powder, salt, and black pepper. Cook the chickpeas until they have turned golden brown and dry, about 10 minutes stirring once in a while. I like to add the chickpeas to the salad while they are still hot, but this salad is almost equally as good when served cold.

Step 4

Assemble the salad. Combine chickpeas and all the remaining salad ingredients in one large bowl and drizzle the dressing right before ready to serve. Top with feta and freshly cut avocado on top. (Avocado will brown quick, while cutting it drizzle plenty of lime or lemon juice on top).

Step 5

Any leftover chickpeas can be reheated in the oven at 350 F until warmed through.