Chickpea Avocado Salad

Recipe by: Laurie Wolle

Ingredients:

• 1 Can chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans) drained, rinsed, and mashed (I use a pastry blender, works great)
• 1 small avocado peeled, pitted, and mashed
• juice of half a lime (optional)
• diced celery (if desired)
• diced shallot or red onion (if desired)
• fresh cilantro finely chopped (optional: skip if you don’t like cilantro)
• 1/2 TBSP Cilantro Herb Balsamic (optional: substitute Garden Dill Mustard Seed Balsamic)
• salt and pepper to taste (or not)

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients and serve stuffed in a bell pepper, on top of salad greens, and/or as a sandwich filling.
2. Enjoy!