This is a great recipe for a quick dinner or something easily prepped the day before for lunch in the office – just be sure to put into an airtight container to avoid the avocado turning brown and pop the dressing is a small separate jar and add just before eating.
Chickpea Avocado Skins
Ingredients
- 2 avocados, halved with stone removed
- 1/2 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 handful walnuts, finely chopped
- juice of 1 lemon
- freshly ground black pepper
- 80g kale, washed
- 1tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 150g spinach, washed
Steps
- Step 1
Using a spoon, scoop out the avocado from it’s shell and put into a large bowl
- Step 2
Add the chickpeas, walnuts and kale to the avocado along with half of the lemon juice and a generous pinch of freshly ground black pepper and lightly mash
- Step 3
Spoon the mixture back into the avocado skins
- Step 4
For the dressing, combine extra virgin olive oil and remaining lemon juice and stir
- Step 5
Distribute the spinach between 2 plates, sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and drizzle over dressing before adding 2 stuffed avocado halves to each dish. Finally sprinkle over the spring onions
- Step 6
Serve immediately and enjoy!
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By The Healthy Employee
- Servings: 2
- Meals or Courses: BrunchLunchStarter
- Special Diet: Dairy FreeGluten free
- Difficulty Level:
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- Created: July 28, 2016
