This smashed chickpea salad sandwich recipe is healthy, satisfying, fresh, and delicious! A quick and easy light meal idea.
This chickpea sandwich is gooood. It’s not hard to make at all, but the flavor payoff is spot-on. So, if you’re looking for something a bit different, try this. I basically made a quick chickpea avocado salad with some spices, onion, lemon, and a bit of mayo and grainy mustard, then added it to bread with some fresh veggies. YUM.
The radish sprouts have a distinctive sharp flavor that goes really well in this sandwich. If you can’t find them, you could try watercress or alfalfa sprouts. I found them at Safeway, so I’m pretty sure they’re readily available in the US and here in Canada.
As always, use whatever veggies make your tastebuds happy. 🙂
This simple chickpea salad recipe definitely isn’t another boring sandwich. I make veggie sandwiches at home sometimes, and I find that I’m often hungry shortly after eating them.
That’s probably because I usually don’t include any sort of protein. Chickpeas make these sandwiches wonderfully filling, so you won’t have that problem!
I know I’ll be making these again. And again.
Hope you’ll try this vegetarian chickpea salad sandwich!
Let me know in the comments below if you have.
Chickpea Salad Sandwich Recipe
This smashed chickpea salad sandwich recipe is healthy, satisfying, fresh, and delicious! A quick and easy light meal idea.
Ingredients
- 1 (19 fluid ounce) can chickpeas drained
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon red onion chopped finely
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 heaped tablespoon mayo or to taste
- 1 teaspoon grainy mustard (such as Maille Old Style mustard)
- 1 avocado chopped
- 4 slices bread toast if you wish
- Sliced tomato to taste
- Radish sprouts to taste
- Arugula to taste
- Lettuce (I used butter leaf) to taste
Instructions
- Add the chickpeas to a medium bowl and coarsely mash them (I actually used my potato masher to do this).
- Add the lemon juice, red onion, cumin, smoked paprika, salt & pepper, mayo, grainy mustard, and avocado to the bowl. Mix it together gently.
- Toast your bread if you wish. Add the chickpea salad, tomato, radish sprouts, lettuce, and arugula to each sandwich. Enjoy!
Like this post? You may also like pearl couscous salad with chickpeas or my kidney bean and chickpea salad.
Amanda says
This looks amazing!
If I wanted to make extra salad to use on subsequent days, how long do you think it would last for? I know avocado goes bad pretty quickly, but maybe if I left it out of the salad and just added it in day by day?
Natasha says
Thank you! Hmmm I think it may dry out a little bit, so I’d probably only keep it for like 3-4 days max. Yes, I think adding in the avocado day by day would work best. 🙂
Caroline | Unsweetened Caroline says
These photos are stunning! I love the look of this loaded chickpea sandwich and I know what I’m making for lunches next week. 🙂
Natasha says
Thanks so much, Caroline!! Hope you like it! 🙂
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
What a fabulous sandwich Natasha! I’ve got to try it!
Natasha says
Thanks so much!! 🙂
Katherine says
I tried this recipe today and it was brilliant ! Thank you so much for posting.
Natasha says
I’m so happy to hear that!! ❤️
Traci | Vanilla And Bean says
I’m completely smitten! This sandwich is so dreamy and those sprouts are gorgeous! Delicious!
Natasha says
Thanks so much, Traci!! 🙂
Lucy says
I am definitely going to be making this. Adding ingredients to my shopping list, now! Excited for that first bite. Non nom!!
Natasha says
Enjoy!! 🤗
Natasha's Sister says
Omg I love sandwiches. How could you not have made this for me yet? Bring me one to my office now.
Natasha says
No.
Megan Marlowe says
this looks absolutely delicious and I wish I had everything to make it today! I’m putting everything on my shopping list and going ASAP tomorrow!
Natasha says
Thanks, Meghan!! I hope you enjoy the sandwich! 🙂
lindsay Cotter says
radish sprouts? Chickpea? Smoked paprika. Be still my heart. LOVE THIS SANDWICH girl!
Natasha says
Thanks so much!!!