Vegan Chickpea Salad

Ingredients

For the salad-

• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup small diced honeycrisp apple 
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans*
• 1/3 cup dried tart cherries
• 1 stalk of celery, diced
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
• ¼ cup chopped scallions

For the dressing-

• 3 tbsp tahini 
• 2 tsps honey
• 1 tsps dijon mustard
• 1 tsps vinegar
• ¼ tsps garlic powder
• ¼ tsps salt to taste
• freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

• Mix all the salad ingredients in a bowl. Mash the chickpeas slightly with a fork.
• Mix all the dressing ingredients in a bowl till they are blended smooth.
• Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and mix it well till all the ingredients are coated.