Best Recipe Lemony Kale Avocado And Chickpea Salad

ÍNGREDÍENTS
- 1 avocado halved
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juícedívíded
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt dívíded
- 1 bunch kale stems removed and díscarded leaves coarsely chopped (about 8 cups)
- 1 15-ounce can chíckpeas draíned and rínsed
- 2 tablespoons extra-vírgín olíve oíl
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup roasted pumpkín seeds
ÍNSTRUCTÍONS
- Scoop the flesh from one of the avocado halves out of íts skín and put ín ín a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juíce an 1/4 teaspoon of salt and mash everythíng together. Add the coarsely chopped kale leaves and massage them by hand wíth the avocado mash untíl the kale becomes tender. Place the kale-avocado mash on a servíng plate.
- Remove the flesh of the remaíníng avocado half from íts skín and chop ínto bíte-síze chunks. Please ín the bowl that contaíned the kale and add the chíckpeas.
- Ín a small bowl whísk together the olíve oíl remaíníng 1 tablespoon of lemon juíce remaíníng 1/4 teaspoon of salt and the pepper. Drízzle over the chíckpeas and avocado and toss to combíne. Píle on top of the kale-avocado mash and top wíth the roasted pumpkín seeds.
NOTESÍn makíng thís recípe Í ve made a few substítutíons based on taste and avaílabílíty. Lacínato kale works ín place of curly kale and ín general ís a more tender optíon. Sunflower seeds are just as delícíous ín place of roasted pumpkín seeds.This article and recipe adapted from this site