Name: Green Goddess Salad with Chickpeas
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 avocado, peeled and pitted; 1 ½ cups buttermilk; ¼ cup chopped fresh herbs, such as tarragon, sorrel, mint, parsley and/or cilantro; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; ½ teaspoon salt; 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce; 1 cup sliced cucumber; 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed; ¼ cup diced low-fat Swiss cheese; 6 eaches cherry tomatoes, halved if desired

In this cucumber, tomato, Swiss cheese and chickpea salad recipe, a healthy green goddess dressing is made from avocado, buttermilk and herbs. The extra dressing is delicious served with grilled vegetables.

Green Goddess Salad with Chickpeas

avocado,

buttermilk

herbs,

rice vinegar

salt

romaine lettuce

cucumber

(15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed

Swiss cheese

eaches cherry tomatoes,

To prepare dressing: Place avocado, buttermilk, herbs, vinegar and salt in a blender. Puree until smooth.


To prepare salad: Toss lettuce and cucumber in a bowl with 1/4 cup of the dressing. Top with chickpeas, cheese and tomatoes. (Refrigerate the extra dressing for up to 3 days.)


The avocado dressing on this easy salad is delicious. I sometimes use feta cheese instead of swiss. Perfect for work lunch!

Green Goddess Salad with Chickpeas

Total: 15 minutes

Author : EatingWell Test Kitchen

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