Chickpea salad sandwich
Simple & crowd-pleasing
Better than tuna salad, this picnic favourite (from Andrea Potter, Rooted Nutrition) is easy to prep in advance.
It lasts in the fridge in an airtight container for about 4 days.
*Check out the curried variation as well.
This sandwich is:
- Crowd-pleasing
- Simple and easy to make
- Full of fibre
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Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Recipe by Andrea Potter, Rooted Nutrition
Ingredients
Chickpea salad:
- 1 398ml chickpeas, canned or use 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas
- 2 pickles chopped small
- 1 tbsp capers
- 1 tbsp fresh dill chopped. Or use 1 tsp dried dill.
- 1 clove garlic minced or grated
- 2 tbsp vegan mayo
- 1 tsp dijon or other mustard
- 2 tbsp red onion or shallot finely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Other ingredients:
- 6 Buns or sandwich bread
Instructions
- Add all to a mixing bowl and mash with a potato masher or use a hand blender to mash. Mixture should be not too mushy but should stick together.
- *For curried variation, add 1 tsp curry powder to the mayo and omit the dill, pickles and capers. Add a chopped bell pepper if you like.
Notes
Serving Information
Use to fill sandwiches with deli sprouts, avocado, tomato and your favourite toppings.Recipe Cost Breakdown
Ingredients | Servings: 6 | ||
Quantity | Measure | Cost | |
Chickpeas, canned (398ml/14oz) | 1 | ea | 3.29 |
Mayo, vegan | 2 | Tbsp | .59 |
Mustard, Dijon | 1 | tsp | .44 |
Bread, wholegrain sandwich | 8 | slices | 3.84 |
Garlic | 1 | clove | .05 |
Onion, red, medium | .13 | ea | .21 |
Capers | 1 | Tbsp | .40 |
Herbs, fresh (21g pkg) | .25 | ea | .39 |
Total | 9.21 | ||
Cost/Serving | 2.30 |
Nutrition
Calories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 9gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 440mgPotassium: 222mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 2mg
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