Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Salad:

Name: Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Salad:
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed and peeled; 1 large ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and quartered; 2 tablespoons chopped basil; 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley; 2 tablespoons chopped scallions; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature; 8 slices Italian bread, sliced from a dense bakery loaf; 4 tablespoons basil pesto; 1/4 cup sliced roasted red bell peppers; 4 ounces Asiago or other sharp cheese, sliced

Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Salad: was pinched from <a href="http://paninihappy.com/smashed-chickpea-and-avocado-panini/" target="_blank">paninihappy.com.</a>

"Inspired by the Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich recipe, by Maria Lichty at Two Peas and Their Pod, and the Lemony Chickpea and Avocado Sandwich with Lemon and Arugula recipe, by Aggie Goodman at Aggie’s Kitchen..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed and peeled

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1 large ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and quartered

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2 tablespoons chopped basil

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2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley

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2 tablespoons chopped scallions

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2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

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Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

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4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature

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8 slices Italian bread, sliced from a dense bakery loaf

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4 tablespoons basil pesto

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1/4 cup sliced roasted red bell peppers

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4 ounces Asiago or other sharp cheese, sliced

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