Chickpea Avocado Salad with a Creamy Mustard Dressing
A quick and easy vegan salad with creamy avocado, tender lettuce, red onion, chickpeas, and a rich mustard dressing sweetened with date balsamic vinegar.
- Prep Time: 15
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 as a main, 4 as a side
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
- Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 small head of your favorite soft lettuce (I like curled lettuce or butter lettuce)
- 1/2 small red onion
- 1 avocado
- 1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2-3 tbsp white wine vinegar (depending on how tangy you like it)
- 2 tbsp date balsam vinegar
- 2 tsp mustard
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Mix the dressing ingredients together in the bowl you’re using for the salad.
- Wash and cut or tear your lettuce into bite-sized pieces
- Drain and rinse chickpeas, then add to the bowl along with the lettuce
- Cut the red onion into thin slices and add that to the bowl as well.
- Cut the avocado into chunks. Mix the salad well, then add the avocado and mix again.