Cumin Chickpea Salad

As I've mentioned before I'm not a fan of leafy things...unless it's blended up in a spinach smoothie! I do like making my own salad dressings though.  So why does a salad dressing need to go on a leafy salad?  I suppose it doesn't!  Who made that rule anyway?

For lunch the other day I opened my refrigerator and my pantry...gave it some thought and whipped together a Cumin Chickpea Salad.

Ingredients

2 Cucumber - English (little)
1 can Chickpeas
1/2 C chopped Red onion
1 Avocado

Dressing
Olive Oil 4 Tblsp
Rice Vinegar 3 Tblsp
Lime Juice 1 Tblsp
Cumin 1 Tsp

First chop up some little English Cucumbers.

Then toss that on top of your drained chickpeas.

Add some chopped red onion (amount depends on your tastes...I like onion!)

Avocado is the last ingredient to add.  (If you are going to save leftovers, I would recommend adding the avocado individually so that you do not have to worry about it setting in the refrigerator...this recipe made 2 lunches for me.)

Toss with the dressing and serve!  

I really enjoyed the mix of flavors...it was punchy, tangy and sweet! 

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Quick & Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries

During my recent trip to the farmer's market I just couldn't pass up the strawberries!  They smelled so good and looked amazing!  (The price wasn't bad either!)

I decided to use some to make chocolate covered strawberries.  Now that I know how easy it is to melt chocolate I realized it would be a quick but special treat! (For a quick easy way to melt chocolate check out my Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake post.)

First thing I did was take the tops off the strawberries so that they could be eaten with a fork.  (I know this is not the most elegant way to make chocolate covered strawberries but it is the most practical for those who do not like to get their hands messy...and no that's not me, I love dirty hands!!)

I melted the chocolate and then used a fork to dip and swirl the strawberries.  I placed them on parchment paper inside a baking pan.  Then placed the pan in the refrigerator for 1 hour.  

They didn't look perfect, but that didn't affect the taste!  The strawberries were the perfect sweetness mixed with the chocolate - YUM! 

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