Smashed Chickpea Guacamole Egg Salad

This recipe is from Kitchen Treaty. I really enjoyed this sandwich!  I chose to eat these open-face style on toasted brown bread, and added some spinach, tomato and cucumber.

A few notes:

• I mashed 2 avocados instead of 1 (make sure they are quite ripe - much easier to mash)
• I used 7 eggs and removed 3 or 4 yolks
• I increased the chickpeas to 1.5 cups (as I was mashing the chickpeas, the skins were coming off so I took about a minute to remove some of the bigger skin chunks, I'm not sure if this was necessary though…)
• I added half a jalepeno pepper, diced
• I used lime instead of lemon
• I excluded the mayonnaise
• The bread I used is Silver Hills "The Big 16".  One of my fav breads, I store it in the freezer as it can really dry out quickly before I get a chance to finish the loaf.

Alternatively, without the cucumber and tomato

Zucchini Nachos

After making sweet potato nachos a few weeks ago, I thought there must be a recipe for zucchini nachos somewhere that I could try.  I found this recipe from two peas & their pod.

I enjoyed this dish and served it as a side to grilled chicken.  It was quick to prepare as well.

A few notes:

• I baked the zucchini rounds rather than grilling (400F for 25 minutes, then broiled for an additional 5 minutes)
• Instead of the cheddar cheese, I used a few tablespoons of parmesan cheese
• My zucchini rounds didn't get super crispy, but that was ok with me.  I ate these nachos with a knife and fork.

Orzo Salad with Chickpeas, Cucumbers, Lemon, Dill, & Feta

This recipe is from Two Peas & Their Pod.  I liked this salad - light, fresh, and quick to prepare.  Using dill was a nice change too with it's very distinct flavour!  This salad held up well the next day - when I was eating it I thought it would be a good one to bring to a potluck.

Green Taco Wraps with Lentil-Walnut Taco Meat

I saw this recipe from Oh She Glows - glad I tried it.  I liked everything about this dish!  The lentil-walnut mixture had a nice texture and was flavourful, there was no shortage of vegetable toppings, and the cashew sour cream was a pleasant surprise!

Be prepared to get messy!