Two of my favorite summer salad fixins, chickpeas and avocado, but never thought of putting them together. You can find this recipe at http://ciaochowlinda.blogspot.com/2011/06/chickpea-avocado-salad-and-other.html. Love this blog, by the way!
Of course, I put a little of my own spin on it. I have a lot of cucumbers coming out of the garden. So I added diced cucumber to the mix. I didn't have red onion, so I used sweet onion. Also, in addition to the fresh parsley and thyme, I added fresh basil (of course), and I used pomegranate vinegar instead of white balsamic, just because that's what I had. But this salad is so nice and fresh. I'll definitely be making this one again, and, in fact, have another avocado waiting on the kitchen counter.
It's been busy around here. Saturday's meeting was a pretty good meeting. Then home, lunch on the patio, an afternoon of work, and then a nice dinner and some relaxing in the garden. Sunday morning I met my running buddy and we accomplished a great run considering how warm it was already at 8:30 a.m., 6.25 miles. Gearing up for some serious training next month for my half-marathon.
Would have liked to run today, but just too warm. I could wait and get a run in late tonight, but then I'm afraid I'll be all pumped up and won't sleep. So I'll settle for a little gardening later and then relax and work on "projects". :)
