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Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado

Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado

Name: Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Olive oil ⅓ cup; Grainy mustard 2 tbsp; Honey 2 tbsp; Lemon 2; Salt; Black pepper; Chicken Breast 1 lb; Chickpeas 1 14-oz can; Olive oil 1 tsp; Chili powder ½ tbsp; Salt; Black pepper; Cauliflower 1 head; Apples 1; Parsley 1 cup; Fresh mint 1 cup; Avocado 2

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35m
Serves 4
Easy
400 °F
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Ingredients

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	For the dressing:
	⅓ cup Olive oil
	2 tbsp Grainy mustard
	2 tbsp Honey
	2 Lemon zested and juiced
	Salt
	Black pepper
	For the salad:
	1 lb Chicken Breast boneless, skinless, divided into 4 4-oz portions
	1 14-oz can Chickpeas drained and rinsed
	1 tsp Olive oil
	½ tbsp Chili powder
	Salt to taste
	Black pepper to taste
	1 head Cauliflower cut into florets
	1 Apples sliced thin
	1 cup Parsley minced fresh
	1 cup Fresh mint minced
	2 Avocado pitted and cut into chunks

Nutritional information

762

calories

41,9g

fat

65,4g

carbohydrates

41g

protein

66mg

cholesterol

213mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado recipe

This Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado is a filling and delicious salad which is jam-packed with delicious ingredients like tender chicken, crunchy & spicy roasted chickpeas, crisp and juicy apples and smooth, creamy avocado.

Start by making the dressing for the salad. Cook chicken and chickpeas in the oven until the chicken is cooked through and the chickpeas are crisp and golden brown. Make cauliflower rice in the food processor. When you are ready to serve, mix all of the salad ingredients together and pour the dressing over the salad. If you’re preparing the salad in advance, don’t add the dressing or cut the avocado until just before you serve.

To make Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado

Steps to make Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado

1
Heat oven and prepare a baking sheet
5

Preheat the oven to 400 °F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
2
Make dressing
2

Mix ⅓ cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons each of grainy mustard and honey, and the zest and juice of 2 lemons in a mason jar with salt and pepper to taste.
3
Coat chicken in dressing
2

Drizzle ¼ of the dressing over the chicken to coat. Place the chicken breasts on the baking sheet.
4
Prepare chickpeas
2

Mix 1 can of chickpeas with 1 teaspoon of olive oil, ½ a tablespoon of chili powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Place the coated chickpeas on the baking sheet with the chicken and make sure everything is spread out in a single layer.
5
Bake
25

Bake the chicken and chickpeas in the oven for 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the chickpeas are crispy and golden brown.
6
Make cauliflower rice
2

Pulse the cauliflower florets in a food processor in batches until they look like rice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
7
Assemble salad
2

Place the cauliflower rice, crispy chickpeas, chicken, apples, avocado and fresh herbs in a large salad bowl. Toss well and pour over the dressing. Mix again.
8
Serve

Serve immediately in 4 individual salad bowls.

This is a really filling and healthy Chickpea Salad with Chicken, Apples, & Avocado which will keep you feeling full until dinner! Try it out soon and come back here to leave a review telling me what you think.

About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!