Fall Apple Chickpea Salad

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love it all : scarves, boots, coats, cider, apple picking and cider.

I created this salad while craving chickpeas and apples. Its crisp, crunchy and a little sweet. I dont know if anyone actually reads the long intro to recipies. I wont bore ya’ll. Here it is!

Ingredients:

• Paprika
• Olive Oil
• Favorite Apple (i used honey crisp)
• red onion
• cucumber
• Chickpeas
• Panera “Bread Co” Fiji Apple Salad Dressing
• Spring Mix
• Walnuts or pecans
• chia and flax (optional)

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 375. Drain chickpeas and spread out over a sheet pan. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle paprika. Bake for 15 minutes
2. Take spring mix and add to a plate
3. Chop apples, cucumber, and red onion into small bits.
4. sprinkle some nuts and chia/flax
5. Take chickpeas out of the oven. Spoon out hot roasted chickpeas onto the salad.
6. Top with Panera Fiji Apple Salad Dressing
7. Enjoy