When I heard about
Hostel Bookers’ contest
for easy budget recipes on Food
Bloggers of Canada, I was intrigued. I’ve stayed at too many hostels to
count throughout various travels, so I have a good idea of the challenges of
trying to find or make food on a budget and with limited resources.
Since chickpeas are
one of my go-to ingredients whenever I need a quick and easy meal, it wasn’t
hard for me to come up with a 5-ingredient, 5-step recipe for the contest. I
remembered an avocado chickpea salad I loved from Naturally
Ella, and decided to combine it with the flavours of one of my favourite
meals, mojito
tilapia bites. The result was a refreshing and flavourful avocado lime
chickpea salad that with the addition of mint, tasted (almost) just like a
mojito! While it may seem out of place in November, sometimes I need a break
from all the heavy winter stews and pastas, and this was just the thing I was
in the mood for!
I ate this salad as a
main course because the chickpeas provided protein and the avocado added some
healthy fats and fiber that filled me up, but it would also be a great side
dish if you’re serving a crowd!
This recipe has less
than 5 ingredients (not counting pantry staples like olive oil, garlic, salt
and pepper), less than 5 steps, takes 5 minutes to prepare, and costs less than
5 dollars. Can’t get much better than that!
Avocado Lime Chickpea Salad
Serves about 2-3 as a
main course, or 4-6 as a side
Ingredients:
1 can chickpeas,
drained and rinsed
1 avocado, diced
1 lime – zest and
juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, finely
minced
1/4 teaspoon each salt
and pepper
1/4 cup packed finely
chopped mint
Directions:
1. Combine chickpeas
and avocados in a medium bowl.
2. Whisk together the
dressing ingredients: lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and
pepper.
3. Add the dressing
and the mint to the chickpeas and stir everything together to combine.