CHICKPEA SALAD // easy vegan recipes for back to school

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: omit

Tofu provides a similar texture while being lower in calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Open 2 cans of chickpeas and rinse them directly in the can by running water through and shaking them around.

Mash the chickpeas in a bowl using a masher, applying weight from the back for better technique, until slightly chunky.

Dice pickles into small pieces and add them to the bowl.

Chop celery into small pieces and add to the mixture for crunch.

Chop a crunchy apple into small pieces and add it to the salad.

Chop jalapeno into small pieces and add it to the mix for a kick, optionally adding some jalapeno liquid if desired.

Slice a quarter of a red onion into thin slivers and add it to the salad.

Mix everything together and add seven shakes of salt and black pepper to taste.

Add enough vegan mayo to bind the ingredients together, mixing well until everything sticks.

Serve the salad on a bed of fresh spinach with pita chips on the side.

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