protein power salad

This is a protein bomb! And has little to no calories, and is vegan and healthy! Too much? Normally yes, but for dry January it is the perfect dinner after a heavy workout or sports session! And its delicious, even though it does neither contain meat, unhealthy fats nor alcohol!

The ingredients / quantities are really up to your liking. You can increase the ration chickpeas/avocado, you can put a lot of herb or a bit less, it is really up to your preferences.

Ingredients:

• Chickpeas

• Dill (a bunch)

• Coriander (a bunch)

• Feta (up to liking)

• Spices (turmeric, coriander powder, onion powder, hot paprika, cardamom powder)

• 1 avocado

• Sesame oil

• Balsamic vinegar or lemon juice

First of all, pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius. In a sieve, rinse the canned chickpeas well, you need about 250g (net) per person. In a bowl, mix a good pinch of coriander powder, cardamom powder, onion powder, spicy paprika and turmeric. Don’t be stingy, use a lot, the chickpeas need to be covered in it so they can incorporate the heat and taste of these healthy spices. Mix well, then place on a baking tray which you oiled a little bit before.

Bake for about 20 minutes in the middle of your oven, then let cool down. Now they should be a bit crispy, the perfect texture for your salad.

Mix them in a big bowl with the chopped herbs, and squash the Feta on top, with your fingers, to get natural little bits of Feta all over. Cut the avocado in cubes and add as well.

There is no need for much salt, as the Feta and herbs already give it a lot of taste. Just add a little bit of salt, sesame oil and balsamic vinegar or a splash of fresh lemon juice (just a little bit of those), then mix well and enjoy.