Orange, Avocado & Chickpea Salad
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Total: 30 mins
Seasonal oranges are the citrus star of the moment, and in this salad they’re tossed with creamy avocado, chickpeas and roasted kale, as well as juiced into a dressing with sweet shallots and a spicy dash of hot pepper oil.
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519 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 200g kale
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 lime
  • 20ml hot red pepper oil
  • 2 oranges
  • 400g tin of chickpeas
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 avocado
From your kitchen
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Large baking tray
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Strip the kale leaves off their stalks and finely chop the stalks. Pop the leaves and stalks on a large baking tray. Drizzle over 1 tbsp olive oil and massage it into the leaves. Season with salt and pepper and slide into the oven to roast for 10 mins.

  • 2.

    Meanwhile, peel and finely chop the shallot. Pop it in a large bowl. Zest and juice in the lime. Juice in 1 orange. Add the hot red pepper oil (it's very hot – for a milder dressing, add half the bottle of oil and 2 tsp olive oil) and whisk. Drain and rinse the chickpeas and add them to the bowl.

  • 3.

    When the kale has roasted for 10 mins, remove it from the oven. Scatter over 2 tsp cumin seeds and slide back into the oven for 5 mins. The kale should be crisp and lightly charred in places.

  • 4.

    Meanwhile, slice the skin and pith off the remaining orange. Slice the orange into thin rounds. Halve the avocado and scoop out the flesh. Thinly slice it.

  • 5.

    Remove the kale from the oven and let cool slightly. Arrange the kale on 2 warm plates. Top with the chickpeas, orange slices and avocado and drizzle over the dressing to serve.