Chickpea and Chicken Salad

So here is my unsolicited advice to new moms:  Do not limit your child's diet to "kid food."  Ever.  Start them eating a wide variety of fruits and veggies prepared in all different ways right from the time they are developmentally able.  I realize there are exceptions and that it won't work for everyone, necessarily, but with a little bit of luck and certainly persistence, your kids may someday sit down to this salad for dinner and not even bat an eye.  And if you are a mom who loves a good chopped salad, that will be an awesome day.  Because this is an awesome chopped salad.  We didn't even use salad dressing on this one - just some salt and pepper.

INGREDIENTS:

• Olive oil
• 2 heads Romaine lettuce
• 1 can chick peas, rinsed and drained
• corn (preferably fresh, but I have used canned)
• colorful peppers (I had small sweet ones on hand when I took the picture, but generally use a bell pepper)
• tomatoes (optional) - I forgot them until after the pics were taken, but did throw them in
• shredded Rotisserie chicken
• avocado
• Feta cheese
• Salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Chop and rinse the lettuce.  I prefer my salads chopped, and cut my greens into pieces about an inch or so square.
2. Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan; add corn and peppers and heat until the peppers are slightly tender.  Alternatively, this salad is made even more awesome if the veggies are grilled.
3. Combine all ingredients, except for avocado in a large bowl; toss to mix well.
4. Top with chopped avocado, salt and pepper.  

Difficulty: easy
Time: 10-15 minutes prep
Source: Salads are one thing I don't need a recipe for!