Name: Chickpea Tex-Mex Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup salsa; ½ cup Greek yogurt; 2 tsp canola oil; 1 can chickpeas; ½ tsp cumin; ½ tsp dried oregano; 1 pinch Cayenne pepper; 6 cups lettuce; 1 cup grape tomatoes; 1 cup corn; ½ cup Olives; 1½ avocado

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How To Make Chickpea Tex-Mex Salad

What sets this Tex Mex salad apart is the lighter Greek yogurt dressing, that’s tossed with chickpeas and avocado for a delectably filling lunch meal!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cupsalsa
½cupGreek yogurt
2tspcanola oil
1canchickpeas,drained and dried in a paper towel
½tspcumin
½tspdried oregano
1pinchcayenne pepper
6cupslettuce,chopped
1cupgrape tomatoes
1cupcorn
½cupolives,sliced
1½avocado,diced into ½ inch chunks

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix the salsa and Greek yogurt, then set aside.
Add the oil to the pan on medium high. Add the chickpeas, stir, add the cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper, then stir for 45 seconds. Remove from pan to paper towel.
Add the lettuce, tomatoes, corn and olives to a large bowl and toss. Top with the seasoned chickpeas and avocado chunks.
Pour over the salad dressing, serve, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 399.51kcal
Fat: 20.83g
Saturated Fat: 3.59g
Trans Fat: 0.01g
Monounsaturated Fat: 10.88g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.54g
Carbohydrates: 45.34g
Fiber: 15.22g
Sugar: 11.44g
Protein: 15.02g
Cholesterol: 4.79mg
Sodium: 648.44mg
Calcium: 143.88mg
Potassium: 998.23mg
Iron: 3.79mg
Vitamin A: 176.94µg
Vitamin C: 19.97mg

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