Southwest Salad With Avocado Dressing

Creamy homemade avocado-cilantro dressing is the perfect compliment to this Southwestern inspired salad filled with color, texture, and flavor.

INGREDIENTS:

AVOCADO DRESSING - avocado, pitted - Dijon mustard - juice of 1 lime - garlic, peeled - fresh cilantro - agave syrup - salt - pepper - cumin - extra virgin olive oil - water SALAD - chickpeas (garbanzo beans) - olive oil - cumin - sea salt - chili powder

INSTRUCTIONS

To make the avocado dressing, scoop the avocado flesh into a blender. Add the mustard, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, syrup, salt, pepper, cumin, and olive oil.

1:

To roast the chickpeas, heat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat chickpeas with olive oil, cumin, salt, and chili powder.

2:

Meanwhile, make the salad. Place the chopped lettuce in a bowl. Add the onion, carrots, tomatoes, corn kernels, radish, cilantro, and tortilla chips.

3:

Dress the salad with the avocado dressing and top with the roasted chickpeas. I like to keep the chickpeas separate and add them on top so that they stay crunchy.

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