Name: Chickpea Smash Lettuce Cups
Yield: Makes 2–4 servings
Ingredients: ¼ cup raisins, dried cranberries, diced apple, diced cucumber, sliced olives; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; Sliced cherry tomatoes, sprouts, scallions; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 ripe avocado, pit removed, peeled; 1½ cups cooked or canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed; ¼ heaping cup finely diced dill pickles; ¼ heaping cup thinly sliced celery; 1 scallion, thinly sliced; 8 romaine lettuce leaves; ¼ teaspoon sea salt; ¼ heaping cup finely diced red bell pepper

Preparation info

Makes
2–4
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Plant-Based Cookbook

By Ashley Madden

Published 2021

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A super easy recipe that you can make in less than 15 minutes! Crisp lettuce serves as a vehicle for the tangy, creamy, and crunchy chickpea avocado smash. You can serve this for lunch or a light dinner.

Ingredients

1½ cups cooked or canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 ripe avocado, pit removed, peeled
1 teaspoon

Dinner
Main course
Lunch
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Preparation

Add the chickpeas to a large bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher until most of the chickpeas are broken up. You can leave some whole for extra texture.
Add the avocado, mustard, lemon juice, and garlic and mash again until well incorporated. Add the red pepper, celery, pickles, scallion, and salt and mix again. Taste and reseason if ne

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