10 simple summer side dishes under $10

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Garbanzo and Avocado Salad

Kimberly at PoorGirlEatsWell.com offers this fabulous salad (look how gorgeous it is!) that costs about $2 a serving – and is super-healthy.

Ingredients:

• 1 can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 small Roma tomato, diced
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 small red onion, diced
• 1 large avocado, chopped
• 2 scallions, chopped
• small handful of cilantro, finely chopped (optional)

Dressing:

• juice of 2 medium oranges
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• couple pinches of cayenne pepper
• a very generous amount of ground black pepper

Preparation:

1. Dressing: Whisk all dressing ingredients together until completely blended. Combine the beans and veggies in a medium bowl and toss together with the dressing.
2. Garnish with extra black pepper if you like, serve over plenty of fresh greens or by itself -- and enjoy.

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