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Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwiches

Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwiches

Mashed chickpeas mixed with a lemony yogurt or mayonnaise dressing, crunchy celery, red onion, a little mustard and fresh herbs make a hearty sandwich filling that is ready in ten minutes. Pile it onto toasted whole-grain bread with lettuce and tomato for a quick lunch that needs no cooking.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 sandwiches
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas rinsed and drained
  • 3 tbsp plain yogurt or mayonnaise or a mix
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 stalk celery finely diced
  • 2 tbsp red onion finely diced
  • 2 tbsp dill pickles chopped, optional
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill or parsley chopped
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 8 slices whole-grain bread toasted
  • 4 leaves lettuce
  • 1 tomato sliced
  • 1 small cucumber thinly sliced, optional

Method
 

  1. Put the chickpeas in a bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher until most are broken up but some texture remains.
  2. Add the yogurt or mayonnaise, lemon juice and mustard and stir until creamy.
  3. Fold in the celery, onion, pickles and herbs. Season with salt and pepper and taste.
  4. Spread the filling on four slices of toast. Top with lettuce, tomato and cucumber, then the remaining toast. Cut in half and serve.

Notes

  • Pat the chickpeas dry after rinsing so the filling is not watery.
  • For a smoother filling, pulse the chickpeas briefly in a food processor.