Chickpea Salad with Crumbled Ricotta Salata - BelGioioso Cheese

Ingredients

• 6-8 cups green leaf lettuce, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh basil and parsley, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped
• 15 1/4 oz. can of whole corn kernels
• 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped
• 14 oz. can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup mixed toasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas), pecans, walnuts, and pistachios
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• 2 tsp. honey
• 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 1 garlic clove, minced or grated
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Salt
• pepper
• 1 avocado, pitted and chopped
• 5 oz. BelGioioso Ricotta Salata cheese, crumbled