Indulgent hearty salad

This salad has it all - sweet, sour, salty, protein, greens and creamy! It's a bit like a pasta salad without the pasta. So a chick pea salad. There you go. Can't type. Eating.

1 400g can of chick peas, 

Large handful green beans, steamed but al dente

200g cherry or grape tomatoes

1small red capsicum/bell pepper

A quarter of a large cucumber

1 spring onion

1 sprig mint

1 avocado

A dash of strawberry or red wine vinegar

Pepper

1TBS nads' homemade homegrown Rhubarb chutney (optional)

 

Use half the avocado mashed to mix with the vinegar, pepper and chutney as the dressing. 

Chop tomatoes in half, beans into bite sized pieces and dice cucumber, capsicum and other half of the avocado. Combine with washed chick peas and finely diced mint and spring onion.

It was so good we ate it before taking a photo. Maybe next time.

HOLY MOLY GUACAMOLE

This is probably my favourite snack of them all! It's easy but impressive and delicious. The only down side is if Avocadoes are expensive at the time, but it's still worth it if you ask me and is also a good excuse to buy more to enjoy when they're reasonably priced XD

As always, vary to taste or what you have available - essentials are the avo, lemon juice, salt and pepper :)

Dani's Fave Guacamole 

2 Avocadoes mashed

2 Spring Onions sliced finely (or a small amount of finely diced red onion if you prefer but spring is best IMO)

1 ripe tomato diced as small or large as you like it

Juice of half a juicy medium lemon

Pinch of salt

Pinch of pepper

COMBINE as you prepare and serve to share with plain/salt rice crackers or corn chips!! BLISS OUT

I've also enjoyed this on rye toast as a heartier snack or light meal :) it's pretty amazing as an addition to tacos or similar delicious dishes!

EDIT: Or try it in BURRITOS!!!

Alternatively, you could try this spectacular Guacamole recipe!

http://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/cooking-tips/article/want-to-make-better-guacamole-step-1