Name: Chickpea Salad Sandwich Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 15 oz chickpeas; 2 stalks celery; 2 tbsp capers; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tbsp lemon juice; ½ tsp dijon mustard; ⅛ tsp salt; 2 pinches black pepper; 4 slices sandwich bread; ½ avocado; 2 tbsp Roasted Almonds; 4 tomato slices; handful watercress

Chickpea Salad Sandwich Recipe

Shelly White Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Skip the meat and go full veggie with this chickpea salad sandwich. This protein-packed meal has fresh greens, avocado, tomato, and almonds for some crunch.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

15ozchickpeas,(1 can), rinsed and drained
2stalkscelery,diced
2tbspcapers,rinsed and drained
3tbspmayonnaise
2tbsplemon juice
½tspdijon mustard
⅛tspsalt
2pinchesblack pepper
4slicessandwich bread
½avocado
2tbsproasted almonds,coarsely chopped
4tomato slices
handfulwatercress,(or other greens, such as lettuce, arugula, or spinach)

Instructions

In a medium bowl with a potato masher, coarsely mash the chickpeas.
Add the celery, capers, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and mustard to the bowl. Taste and add a pinch each of salt and pepper.
Set 2 pieces of sandwich bread on a cutting board. On one slice of bread, mash ¼ avocado. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Top with a spoonful of the chickpea salad and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the almonds.
Add a tomato slice or two, greens of choice, and top with the second slice of bread. Repeat to make the second sandwich.
Slice the sandwich in half or leave it whole and serve with chips or a salad.