Cucumber Avocado Crispy Chickpea Salad

Chickpea salads are a few of my very favourite salads to make and eat. I make my Simple Chickpea Salad, Chipotle Chickpea Corn Salad, and Chickpea, Avocado, & Feta Salad the entire time.

Every time I wish to impress my household and pals or simply need a REALLY good chickpea salad, I make this Cucumber, Avocado, and Crispy Chickpea Salad with Creamy Yogurt Feta Unfold. It sounds fancy, appears fancy, but it surely’s SUPER easy to make and the flavors and textures are phenomenal.

Let’s speak concerning the scrumptious parts of this salad. A wealthy and creamy Greek yogurt feta unfold is the bottom of the salad. It’s flavored with lemon, parsley, and dill. The unfold is topped with refreshing smashed cucumbers, creamy avocado, and crispy roasted chickpeas. Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil, additional feta, herbs, and a sprinkling of crushed purple pepper flakes.

You possibly can serve the salad plain or get pleasure from it as a dip with pita bread, pita chips, cracker, veggies, or naan bread. Each chunk is DELICIOUS! Each time I make this salad I pat myself on the again. It’s a WINNER!

Substances

• Chickpeas– I take advantage of canned chickpeas to maintain the recipe tremendous easy. Rinse and drain effectively earlier than utilizing.
• Olive oil– for drizzling over the chickpeas.
• Garlic powder– to season the chickpeas.
• Greek yogurt– use plain Greek yogurt.
• Feta cheese– I like to purchase feta in a block and crumble it myself. The feta crumbles aren’t as creamy.
• Recent herbs– Italian parsley and dill.
• Lemon zest & lemon juice– lemon brightens up the unfold!
• Cucumber– I like to recommend utilizing an English cucumber, however Persian cucumbers work nice too. You’ll simply want to make use of a number of as a result of they’re smaller.
• Avocado– use a big avocado that’s ripe and prepared!
• Pita chips, pita bread, or naan bread– for serving! Elective, however SO good!

Make Cucumber, Avocado, & Crispy Chickpea Salad

• First, roast the chickpeas. Preheat oven to 400 levels F. Place the chickpeas on a big baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and toss. Sprinkle with garlic powder and salt. Toss till evenly coated. Roast the chickpeas for 30 to 35 minutes, tossing midway by, or till crispy. Put aside to chill to room temperature.

• Whereas the chickpeas are roasting, make the yogurt feta unfold. In a medium bowl, stir collectively the Greek yogurt, feta cheese, parsley, dill, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Put aside.

• Now for some enjoyable, smashing the cucumbers! Place the cucumber on a chopping board. Use a pointy chef’s knife to slice off the ends of the cucumbers. Then, slice the cucumbers in half, lengthwise.
• Place the cucumber halves, lower aspect down on the chopping board. Then place the aspect of the knife blade over the cucumber. Use the palm of your hand to pound the knife to smash the cucumber till it splits. Smash alongside all the size of the cucumber.
• And should you don’t wish to smash the cucumber, you’ll be able to simply chop them up! The salad is sweet each methods.

• Then, chop the cucumbers into 1/2-inch-thick items. Sprinkle with slightly kosher salt and put aside.

• Unfold the yogurt feta unfold onto a big plate or medium platter. Prime with the smashed cucumbers, avocado, and crispy chickpeas. Drizzle with slightly little bit of olive oil and a squeeze of contemporary lemon juice.
• Garnish with feta, contemporary herbs, and a touch of crushed purple pepper flakes.
• Serve with pita bread, pita chips, crackers, lower up veggies, or naan bread, if desired. You may as well spoon onto a plate and luxuriate in plain.

Retailer

• This salad (or dip) is finest eaten the identical day it’s assembled. You can also make it a number of hours upfront and maintain it within the fridge earlier than serving. Flippantly cowl it with plastic wrap.
• If in case you have leftovers, you’ll be able to retailer it in an hermetic container or lined within the fridge for twenty-four to 48 hours, however the chickpeas will soften and the avocado will brown slightly.
• If you wish to make the unfold upfront, you may make it and retailer it within the fridge for as much as 48 hours. Stir effectively earlier than utilizing.
• You may as well make the roasted chickpeas upfront. Roast, cool utterly, and retailer in an hermetic container on the counter for as much as 48 hours.

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Cucumber, Avocado, & Crispy Chickpea Salad with Creamy Yogurt Feta Unfold

Smashed cucumbers, creamy avocado, crispy roasted chickpeas, and contemporary herbs are piled on high of a creamy yogurt feta unfold to create essentially the most superb salad! Serve plain or get pleasure from as a dip with pita bread or pita chips as a dip! The flavors and textures are unbelievable!

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For the salad:

• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup feta cheese
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped dill
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• Kosher salt and black pepper, to style
• 1 English cucumber
• 1 avocado, chopped
• Drizzle of olive oil
• Squeeze of contemporary lemon juice
• For garnish: crumbled feta, contemporary dill, parsley, crushed pepper flakes
• Pita bread, pita chips, lower up veggies, or naan bread, for serving, non-compulsory

• Preheat oven to 400 levels F. Place the chickpeas on a big baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and toss. Sprinkle with garlic powder and salt. Toss till evenly coated. Roast the chickpeas for 30 to 35 minutes, tossing midway by, or till crispy.

• In the meantime, in a medium bowl, stir collectively the Greek yogurt, feta cheese, parsley, dill, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Put aside.

• Place the cucumber on a chopping board. Use a pointy chef’s knife to slice off the ends of the cucumbers. Then, slice the cucumbers in half, lengthwise. Place the cucumber halves, lower aspect down on the chopping board. Then place the aspect of the knife blade over the cucumber. Use the palm of your hand to pound the knife to smash the cucumber till it splits. Smash alongside all the size of the cucumber. Then, chop the cucumbers into 1/2-inch-thick items. Sprinkle with slightly kosher salt and put aside.

• Unfold the yogurt feta unfold onto a big plate or medium platter. Prime with the smashed cucumbers, avocado, and crispy chickpeas. Drizzle with slightly little bit of olive oil and a squeeze of contemporary lemon juice. Garnish with slightly feta, contemporary herbs, and a touch of crushed purple pepper flakes. Serve with pita bread, pita chips, or naan bread, if desired. You may as well spoon onto a plate and luxuriate in plain.

Energy: 271kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 13g, Fats: 12g, Saturated Fats: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fats: 2g, Monounsaturated Fats: 8g, Ldl cholesterol: 11mg, Sodium: 426mg, Potassium: 594mg, Fiber: 9g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 294IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 159mg, Iron: 2mg

Key phrases avocado, chickpea, cucumber, feta cheese, Greek yogurt

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