This is one of my favorite dip/spread recipes. The avocado provides nutrients and helps add a creamy texture to this recipe. The chickpeas offer great nutrients to this recipe as well but it doesn’t overpower it either. To me, this tastes like guacamole but is upgraded to be even more nutritious all thanks to the chickpeas. It’s delicious and nutritious which is a total win in my book.
I served it to my kids in sandwich form as a spread but it also tastes delicious as a dip with veggies, crackers or chips.
I asked my kids to pick out a character Grip Dish. They wanted Minnie Mouse, Unicorn, Dinosaur and The Toy Story Alien Grip Dishes. These fun Grip Dishes are by Bumkins.
They each also picked out the sandwich cutouts and the colored sticks (unicorn, mermaid, dump truck, and hearts). These are by The Lunch Punch.
All of these items helped make their mealtime fun!
Here is a video tutorial showing how I make this recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon oil, used avocado oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 13 or 15 ounces of chickpeas, drained and rinsed- I used no salt added
- 2 ripe hass avocados, diced
- 1 cup packed spinach
- 1/2 cup packed cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Salt to taste (about 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of salt- I added about 1/2 teaspoon )
Instructions:
Add oil to a saucepan and allow it to get hot.
Add the onion and cook it for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Turn the heat off and set it aside.
To a food processor, add the chickpeas, avocados, spinach, cilantro, lemon juice, salt and the sautéed onions with garlic. Blend until it’s combined.
Optional: Transfer some of the mixture to a separate container and add salt to taste for the rest of the family.
Storage: place in a glass food-safe storage container, cover surface flat with plastic wrap (making sure the plastic wrap is touching the avocado spread). Store it in the refrigerator.
