This chickpea and avocado smash is a really versatile lunch time favourite. Really quick and simple to make and seriously yummy!

It is really easy when you are trying to eat a plant based diet, to slip into bad habits and eat a lot of processed food. The supermarkets are full of it. Fake meat slices for your sandwiches, fake chicken pieces for your wraps, the list goes on and on. Now I’m not saying you should get rid of this completely. Eating some now and then is fine, I’m partial to a little vegan cheese now and then, but it is not a good idea all of the time. Especially when you can make something like, this chickpea and avocado smash so easily.

I make this recipe with some finely chopped red onion for a little kick, it goes so well. You could substitute for some spring onion if you prefer, I really would recommend one of them, it gives a really great crunch. However, if you would prefer to omit the onion altogether, it will still be delicious.

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Avocados

I feel like avocados are a love hate thing. I know a lot of people who really dislike them, I on the other hand cannot get enough, I LOVE them! You can add them to so many things; maybe I should do a post dedicated to several ways to use avocados for my fellow avocado lovers. If you are like me and love them, check out my Easiest guacamole recipe ever.

The health benefits of avocados are plentiful from giving you a boost of heart healthy fatty acids to loading you up with potassium. Avocados have actually got more potassium than a banana! They are also a really popular substitute for butter or spreads in sandwiches, a much healthier choice.

Chickpeas

These wonderful little things are actually legumes and can also be known as garbanzo beans or Egyptian peas. They are so adaptable, you can chuck them on a salad, roast them to make a snack, blend them up to make hummus and even use the flour made from them to turn them into chickpea flour tortillas.

They are really high in protein so are really handy on a plant based diet. They are also high in fibre too, so they are filling, which is great if you are watching what you eat.

I think one of the main benefits of chickpeas though is that they are so inexpensive, so it won’t cost the earth to add these little gems into your diet in abundance.

Serving

I have served this smash on rye bread crackers. I do not eat wheat due to the gluten, rye has less gluten than wheat though and for some unknown reason that I am thankful for, the gluten in Rye does not seem to bother me at all. Although I do limit it just in case. There are so many ways you can use this smash; in a wrap, in a sandwich, on top of a salad, on toast, just use your imagination.

I hope this gives your lunch time a boost

Health and happiness

Laura x