Avocado Chickpea Pesto Salad – Diced avocados, tomatoes, chickpeas & mozzarella balls tossed in a fresh pesto sauce. A fast, easy, no heat summer dish. | Gluten Free + Grain Free

Basically I’m just throwing all of my favourite things together in a bowl and calling it a day.

You with me?!

Avocado Chickpea Pesto Salad

The inspiration for this Avocado Chickpea Pesto Salad came from a similar stuffed avocado recipe I shared last summer. It’s essentially the same recipe, just made in a more user friendly way. Stuffed avocados may well be amazing but they can be a little tedious to assemble. Just sayin’.

Also – by chopping up all the avocados we get a better ratio of pesto to everything else which is very much an excellent life choice. If pesto can’t make me love an ingredient then I don’t know what will!

For Pesto Lovers

Cilantro Lime Pesto (Coriander Pesto)

Rocket Pesto (Arugula Pesto)

Pesto Rosso (Sun Dried Tomato Pesto)

Pistou (A Provençal Pesto)

How to Make It

Making this salad is incredibly simple – all you need is a good blender or food processor and about 10 minutes of your time.

Making your pesto is as easy as tossing your ingredients in a blender and processing until you get your desired pesto consistency. Taste and season with a little extra salt as needed and then just keep tasting because it’s just so good.

Then you just pour over your fancy-schmancy homemade pesto you just made over your salad and toss to combine.

Done!

This makes for a great, no-heat summer salad recipe that takes little time to make. It keeps well in the fridge for 2-3 days tops. Any longer than that and your avocados start to get a little sad. To make this last longer you can always reserve adding the avocados until just before serving.

Hope you enjoy!

Hungry for more things to make when it’s too hot to turn on the stove or oven? Check out these 21 + Ideas – What To Make When It’s Too Hot To Cook (Low Cook & No Cook Meals)!

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Recipe

Avocado Chickpea Pesto Salad

Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes

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Avocado Chickpea Pesto Salad - Diced avocados, tomatoes, chickpeas & mozzarella balls tossed in a fresh pesto sauce. A fast, easy, no heat summer dish. | Gluten Free + Grain Free

Ingredients

Pesto

• 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
• 1/3 cup pine nuts (45 g)
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan - ensure vegetarian if needed (50 g)
• 3 cloves garlic or 1 heaping tablespoon
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
• 3 tablespoons | 45 ml extra virgin olive oil

Salad

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 can | 14 ounces chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 2 avocados pits removed and diced
• 4 oz container fresh mozzarella balls, drained

Need help converting to weights? Check out my cups to grams Conversion Guide.

Instructions

Pesto

1. Add the basil, pine nuts, garlic cloves, and parmesan to a food processor. Blend everything together until roughly chopped and then slowly drizzle in the oil. Continue processing until you reach your desired pesto consistency. Taste and season as you like.

Salad

1. Add the tomatoes, chickpeas, avocados and mozzarella balls to a large salad bowl. 
2. Pour the pesto sauce over the contents of the salad bowl and toss everything together, coating it all in the pesto. 
3. Once everything is well coated, serve & enjoy. This should keep in the fridge, covered for 2-3 days.

Nutrition Information

Yield: 6

Serving Size:

serving Calories: 368Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 7gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 429mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 8gSugar: 1gProtein: 13g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

© A Saucy Kitchen, Sarah Nevins

Course: Salads Cuisine: Mediterranean

More Summer Recipes To Check Out

• Southwestern Avocado Quinoa Corn Salad
• Paleo Cauliflower Tabbouleh
• Greek Salad with Chickpeas
• Asian Cucumber Sesame Salad
• Antipasto Skewers!