Made with chickpeas, vegan mayo, avocado, and bell pepper, this plant-based version of "tuna" salad makes for a tasty, easy vegan meal. I'm all about healthy, easy dinners. Ok ok, that statement seems like a duh. I mean, how can you not be into easy dinners that are also nutritious? The truth is, I really love to cook and create homemade meals. But I also am a busy working mom, which means I often don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen whipping up dinner. Enter today's easy, vegan meal idea. This chickpea avocado salad is a plant-based version of tuna salad that takes just a few minutes to whip up. All you need is a handful of ingredients, and it's best to use a high-powered food processor or blender, though you can also make it by hand (it's just ... [Read More]
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Crispy Chickpea, Avocado & Tomato Lettuce Wraps with Nacho Cashew Cream [vegan]
These flavorful, filling lettuce wraps are made with crispy chickpeas, diced avocado & tomato, & dairy free cheese made from cashews! They're perfect for a low-calorie, nutritious dinner or appetizer. If there's one food that I usually recommend to people to eat more of, it's beans. They're so healthy and versatile, and it's so easy to incorporate beans into my dinners. I use black beans in Mexican dishes all the time, but the bean that I probably like the most is garbanzo. There's just one problem: My husband, who I've slowly turned into a black bean eater, isn't crazy about chickpeas. Sometimes I'm sneaky about getting him to eat chickpeas, and I've learned that he likes them in certain ways. After I typed that sentence, I realized that I sound like I'm talking about a 3-year ... [Read More]
Avocado & Chickpea Salad Cups
Happy Friday! I'm very much looking forward to the weekend, because later today my hubby and I are heading out on a little weekend getaway. It's a place just a few hours away from home that we've never been to before.... Palm Springs! Just a couple of days full of what will hopefully be fun: relaxation, hiking, good food and exploring a new area. But first, onto today's recipe! This recipe will provide you with a good dose of produce. It's vegan, gluten free, nutritious, and simple to throw together. Call me a nut, but it seems kind of fancy to me because it involves scooping the salad mixture back into the avocado skins. And speaking of nuts, recently Blue Diamond sent me a few boxes of their Almond Nut Thins to play around with. They're gluten free nut & rice ... [Read More]