Smashed Chickpea Stuffed Avocados Recipe
Servings:
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 2 large ripe avocados
  • Juice of 1 ½ lemon, divided
  • ¼ cup finely-chopped tomato
  • ¼ cup finely-chopped cucumber
  • ¼ cup canned corn, rinsed and drained
  • ¼ cup finely-chopped red onion
  • ¼ cup finely-chopped cilantro, plus extra for serving
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 large garlic clove, grated
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
  1. Using a potato masher or a fork, roughly mash the chickpeas.
  2. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits.
  3. Scoop out two to three tablespoons of avocado flesh from each avocado half.
  4. Brush some lemon juice over each avocado half.
  5. Mash the scooped avocado flesh with the chickpeas.
  6. Add the tomato, cucumber, corn, onion, cilantro, mayonnaise, garlic, and mustard to the chickpea mixture.
  7. Mix everything until combined.
  8. Season to taste with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  9. Fill each avocado half with the chickpea mixture.
  10. Serve straight away with extra chopped cilantro on top if desired.