Name: Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 can chickpeas (15 oz / 400 g, drained and rinsed); 3 tbsp mayonnaise (or plain Greek yogurt; use vegan mayonnaise for vegan); 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 celery stalk (finely chopped); 2 tbsp red onion (finely chopped); 1 tbsp fresh dill (chopped, or 1 tsp dried dill); 0.25 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper; 4 slices bread (whole grain or sourdough, toasted if you like); 2 lettuce leaves; 1 small tomato (sliced, optional)

This is the chickpea version of a classic chicken salad sandwich: chickpeas roughly mashed with mayonnaise or yogurt, lemon, mustard, crunchy celery, red onion and dill. It takes 10 minutes, needs no cooking, and the filling keeps for 3 days, so it is a great make-ahead lunch. Use vegan mayonnaise to make it vegan.

Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich

A 10-minute, no-cook sandwich filling of mashed chickpeas with lemon, mustard, celery, red onion and dill. Make-ahead friendly.

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings: 2 sandwiches

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

For the chickpea salad

1 can chickpeas 15 oz / 400 g, drained and rinsed
3 tbsp mayonnaise or plain Greek yogurt; use vegan mayonnaise for vegan
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 celery stalk finely chopped
2 tbsp red onion finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh dill chopped, or 1 tsp dried dill
0.25 tsp salt
0.25 tsp black pepper

For the sandwiches

4 slices bread whole grain or sourdough, toasted if you like
2 lettuce leaves
1 small tomato sliced, optional

Equipment

1 Bowl
1 Fork or potato masher

Method

Put the chickpeas in a bowl and mash them with a fork or potato masher until most are broken but there is still some texture.
Add the mayonnaise or yogurt, mustard, lemon juice, celery, red onion, dill, salt and pepper and stir well. Taste and add more lemon or salt if needed.
Lay lettuce on two slices of bread, add the chickpea salad and tomato, and top with the other slices. Cut in half and serve.