Chickpea Salad/Spread

The start of a great New Year's Eve party!! I made Chickpea Spread (on the left), salsa (middle) and Triple Ginger Gingersnap Cookies (in the background). Everyone really liked the Chickpea Spread so I thought I would share the recipe. It comes from meatoutmonday.org . I also brought a veggie tray and some bottled vegan ranch dressing (you can see the dressing in the yellow bowl); it was disgusting, I threw it away. I'm sure I could have made a great vegan ranch dressing-anybody have any good recipes?

Chickpea Salad/Spread
1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, rinsed well
3-4 Tbsp Vegenaise mayonnaise
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp mustard (I use Dijon mustard)
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp salt
black pepper (to taste)
*If you want a smoother, spreadable consistency blend chickpeas in food processor. Remove and combine with other ingredients in bowl. I usually just use a pastry cutter to chop and mash my chickpeas. It makes a chunkier salad and then I eat it on top of baby spinach leaves. Refrigerate salad or serve immediately.