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How do you convert a can of chickpeas into a killa, nutritious salad? You make my Lemony Kale Chickpea Avocado Salad. This popular recipe is where nutrition, flavor, and texture all meet up, dance on your taste buds, and remind you that eating healthy doesn’t suck! Pretty much like my Asian Quinoa Slaw Salad. Trust me, you want both in your collection!

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Lemony Kale Chickpea Avocado Salad

Oh, how I love this salad…let me count the ways:

  • Gluten-free, vegetarian, dairy-free, and no added sugars
  • 15-minutes…couldn’t be easier to assemble
  • Uses common ingredients found in most grocery stores…and pantries
  • NO cooking required
  • Loaded with nutritious ingredients
  • Zingy flavors…combined with soft and crunchy textures. Boom!
  • Holds up well in the fridge for a few days, but doesn’t last that long around me.

This recipe is crazy-easy and can literally be thrown together just before serving, or a day in advance.

It’s a great side dish during dinner, or packs nicely into your weekday lunch.

Here’s how easy it is to make this kale salad:

  1. whisk together dressing ingredients in a bowl
  2. pour over kale and massage kale thoroughly with the dressing (DO NOT skip this step or you’ll have dry kale, which kinda sucks)
  3. fold in chickpeas and avocado…and devour

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Here are the ingredients you need for this salad:

  • lemon juice
  • garlic
  • salt and pepper
  • olive oil
  • kale (Dino or curly)
  • can of garbanzo beans
  • ripe avocado

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Please drop me a line in the comments below telling me that you’re getting this lemony salad all up in your belly.

As always, I just want you to see for yourself how easy and delicious “healthy” can be.

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Wanna know three other ways to convert 1 can of chickpeas into nutritious, vegan meals?:

  1. In-A-Hurry Kale Chickpea Soup is a 15-minute, vegan, gluten free, soup that’s budget friendly and loaded with nutrition.
  2. Chickpea Smash: Eggless Egg Salad is a 5-minute solution to a vegan sandwich craving!
  3. Vegan Thai Coconut Vegetable Curry – is a 30-minute pot of comfort food, loaded with fresh vegetables simmered in a curry and coconut milk sauce.

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Yields 4 1-cup servings

Lemony Kale Chickpea Avocado Salad

Fresh avocados, chickpeas, and kale are dressed in a citrus vinaigrette. Healthy and zesty!

15 minPrep Time

15 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

    For the Dressing
  • 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 clove Garlic (pressed)
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • For the Salad
  • 8 cups Kale (10 bag, rinsed and chopped)
  • 1 15oz can Garbanzo Beans (drained)
  • 1 ripe Avocado (diced)

Instructions

  1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine LEMON JUICE, GARLIC, SALT, and PEPPER; whisk to combine; slowly drizzle OLIVE OIL in and vigorously whisk until creamy.
  2. Pour this over KALE; gently massage vinaigrette into kale until all surfaces are coated and kale has softened.
  3. Gently fold in the CHICKPEAS, AVOCADO, and (optional) NUTS; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

Feel free to add extras to this salad...such as chopped nuts, cheese, or fresh fruit.

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  4. Your Kale salad looks wonderful...bonus points for using lemon and chickpeas. 2 if my favorites!
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  6. Loved the fact that how green is this recipe. Raw+VeganNd glutenfree as well! The best part is that the Dressing is so easy and not fancy! 👏👏
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    • Thanks Jessica! Yep, I kept it super simple so people could feel free to add any ingredients. I love adding walnuts or pistachios to mine...or just eat it plain :)
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  8. Oooh this looks really delicious, and super healthy too! I'll be trying this for sure, I bet it makes a great side salad for a large dinner :)
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  9. Traci, this looks SO good! I love all of these ingredients individually, but together?? I cannot wait to try this, maybe as a side to our next pizza night. :) I want to add pine nuts!
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  10. I love this so much, and great video. The creamy avocado and the citrus and kale...so good ...and EASY. Can't wait to try this out.
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  12. I have made this salad many times. It is my favorite salad ever. I think I could live on it. Sometimes we add walnuts. My girls love this salad also. This is a perfect salad. All things we love. I am so grateful for the recipe. Thank you or sharing.
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    • You are so very welcome :) Thank YOU for taking the time to tell me how much you love it...that makes my week! I love putting walnuts in mine too, but sometimes, as is. Thanks again for commenting!
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  13. Hi! If I am going to make one salad at a time, what would be the measurements for oil and lemon juice?
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    • Hi Shannon, to make 1 serving, I'd whisk together 1 Tbsp Olive Oil and 1-2 teaspoons Lemon Juice and of course only use a pinch of fresh garlic, salt, and pepper. You can even use less oil if you prefer, these are just suggested amounts. Hope that helps...enjoy!
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  14. I love this salad. Love it!!! I always use more kale than called for.......the dressing really goes a long way. Since I use more kale, I also use more avocados and top it off with goat cheese. Yum😊😊
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    • Laurie...I LOVE it that you love this salad! You just made my week...thank you for that. Goat cheese...I have to try that. Yum!
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    • Lauren, so glad to hear it! This one has gotten some rave reviews on Pinterest...and it's easily one of my favs. Hope it become yours too :) Thanks for stopping by!
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  17. I've made this twice since Friday and it will now be part of my regular meal planning. Fantastic, delicious, easy peasy recipe.
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  18. Tried this salad last night....it was to die for! I added a teensy bit of feta and upped it on the garlic. Man was it good. Curious if you have the nutrition facts on this? Want to add this to my FitBit tracker :)
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    • Eva...yes!!! So happy to hear you love it like it do! Feta (YUM!) would be killer in this! And I've added walnuts too. As for nutrition, I haven't found my favorite source to post on the site, but lately I'm checking out https://happyforks.com/analyzer. Just copy and paste the ingredients into their form field and it generates info. I use it as general reference, but would consult the pros if I had very specific goals. Hope that helps :-) Thanks so much for your feedback!
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  19. Just wanted to let you know that I have made this salad countless times and it is so delicious, I usually add more kale than is called for, but I love this salad--It was my go to meal when I first started out as a vegan.
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    • Hiya Kimberly, I'm so happy to hear this. Funny enough, I made the recipe a few weeks ago and ended up adding several cups of kale to it...because kale LOL. So, don't be surprised when I edit the recipe here on the site. Also, makes my month to know this salad got you through the transition to vegan. SO cool! Thanks for letting me know :-)
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  20. This looks absolutely delicious!!! I cannot wait to try it! I think my kids and husband will love it too. I've been looking for salads exactly like this that are nutritious and delicious for our lunches. This will fit the bill perfectly- thank you!
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    • Thanks SO much for taking the time to comment...you've just made my day! I can't wait for you to love it like I do :-) And it does make the perfect lunch...I can't get enough!
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  21. Great recipe! Sunflower seeds also work in place of the pistachios. I've considered adding sun dried tomatoes, but haven't tried it yet. What do you think of that idea?
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    • Hey Margo, yeah sunflower seeds...great addition! Pistachios get a little spendy, so that's a great substitution. As for sundried tomatoes (one of my fav ingredients)...I'm a little biased. I think yeah, and I think fresh tomatoes might even be better, but only during tomato season :-) Hey, thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Love to hear you again anytime!
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  22. I just made this for the 2nd time in 2 days and it is A-MAY-ZING!!!! I added leftover quinoa and used toasted pine nuts because I did not have pistachios. OMG!!!! So good, it's all gone now and I can't stop thinking about it. So easy to make and so delicious, even my three year old had a bowl!
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    • Omgosh Ali...you just made my week!...my month! Your enthusiasm is so contagious :-) I do hope you're signed up to receive my recipe updates, because I don't want you to miss any opportunities to be this happy. Thank you sooooo much for taking the time to leave this best-ever comment. Cheers!
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  23. Because pistachios are so expensive, I plan on using walnuts. They are sold in bulk very cheaply at a local store. Can't want to try it!!!
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    • Nicole, thanks for the comment! Yep, I always have walnuts on hand and I think they'd be perfect in this recipe. In fact, I'll make a note on the recipe. Cheers! :-)
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  24. My grandson's doctor recently told my son not to allow him to have processed foods because it is flaring up his alleregies. I am looking for healty recipes that we can all enjoy as a family.
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    • Hello Violet, I sure hope his doctor was very specific about what foods are considered processed and which ones to avoid. I also hope you can find recipes in my collection to match your family's needs. Let me know if you ever have any questions :-)
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  25. I made this last night. Only deviation was that I completely brain farted & forgot to add the pistachios. It was DELICIOUS!!!! Loved it! Already sharing with friends. Thanks!
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    • Hey there Sonia! Thanks for taking the time to show your love...made my day. Funny you forgot the stachies because I originally wrote the recipe w/o them. You must have known ;-) Happy Sunday to you...and thanks again!
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