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Plant-Based Chick’n Salad

Course Main Course, Salad

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup raw walnut halves
  • 2 cups chickpeas drained and rinsed if canned
  • 1 cup seedless red grapes halved
  • 3 stalks celery diced
  • 1 large green onion  thinly sliced 
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill chopped
  • 1/3 cup tahini
  • 1/2 tsp salt plus more to taste
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper plus more to taste
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • juice from half a lemon
  • 5 tbsp ice water

Instructions
 

  • Place the chickpeas, into a large mixing bowl and use a fork or your hands to smash the chickpeas. Next, add in grapes, celery, green onions, dill, and walnuts
  • In a small bowl, add tahini, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Whisk to combine. Add the apple cider vinegar, then the iced water, and stir until smooth. Add additional ice water 1 tablespoon at a time, until you have a smooth, pourable thick dressing.
  • Pour the tahini mixture over the chickpea mixture and toss to coat. Taste and add additional salt and pepper as desired. Serve inside lettuce cups, or in a sandwich.