Chickpea Salad Sandwich

This chickpea salad sandwich is an easy, vegan-friendly lunch recipe that is ready in under 10 minutes! With smashed chickpeas, crunchy celery, dill and mayonnaise, you can prep a batch to enjoy all week.

Chickpeas are such a great vegetarian protein. We love them in vegan Moroccan chickpea skillet and kale caesar salad (as 'croutons'). They are also great as a tuna substitute in this chickpea salad sandwich!

Chickpeas are smashed and tossed in mayonnaise (vegan mayo if you are vegan) with celery, dill, salt and pepper.

Top with fresh tomato and lettuce and you have a delicious lunch ready in under 10 minutes!

Recipe video

Watch the video below to see exactly how I prepped my sandwich. It’s so easy! You can find more of my recipe videos on my YouTube channel, or on Facebook.

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Ingredients you'll need

You are just 5 simple ingredients away from your sandwich. Here's what you need:

• chickpeas- cooked. You can use canned chickpeas (drained + rinsed), or cook your own. Here's my favorite Instant Pot chickpeas recipe.
• celery- finely chopped. This adds a nice crunchy texture to the mixture. Sometimes I also add red onion but left it out this time.
• mayonnaise- I love using avocado mayonnaise, but if you are vegan, opt for a vegan mayo.
• dill- dried dill adds so much delicious flavor to this recipe.
• salt + pepper- to enhance all the other flavors.

Start by mashing your chickpeas

Mashing chickpeas changes their texture and helps the mixture stick together with the mayonnaise better. You can use a fork or a potato masher, and you may need a little elbow grease to get it done. Mash until they look like the photo above.

Add in the spices + mayo

Once the chickpeas are mashed, add in the mayonnaise, dill, celery, salt and pepper. Mix until completely combined.

Building your sandwich

I like to spread out around ⅓ to ½ cup of the chickpea salad mixture on a piece of bread. Next, add tomato slices, top with lettuce, and the top piece of bread. Enjoy!

Recipe tips

Variations

• chickpeas- swap for white beans
• celery- swap for red onion or leave out
• bread- swap for tortilla, wrap or pita bread
• lettuce- swap for spinach, sprouts or romaine
• mayonnaise- swap for hummus, caesar salad dressing or your favorite creamy dressing

Storage

This chickpea salad filling may be prepped ahead and stored in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. I do not recommend freezing it as the chickpea and celery texture will change and the mayo may break.

Serving

While this recipe works great as a sandwich filling, you can get creative and serve it several other ways:

• spoon into pitas or use in a wrap
• serve it over lettuce as a salad
• serve with mini naan bread or pita chips and serve as a dip
• spoon it into scooped out cucumber 'cups' for a lower carb snack

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