Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich

A quick, tangy chickpea salad sandwich with dill pickles, mustard, mayo, fresh dill, and crisp sandwich vegetables. Hearty enough for lunch and easy to make vegan or gluten-free depending on the bread and mayo you choose.

10 mins

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

2

Servings

Ingredients

Salad
  • 1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp dill pickles, finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp vegan mayo, Vegenaise, or mayonnaise of choice
  • 2 1/2 tsp stone ground mustard
  • 1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar or pickle juice
  • 3/8 tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 tsp fresh dill, chopped
  • 1/8 tsp ground turmeric, optional
  • 8-10 grinds fresh black pepper
Sandwich
  • multigrain bread or gluten-free bread
  • sprouts
  • kale
  • shredded carrots
  • lettuce
  • tomatoes

Instructions

  1. Add the chickpeas to a bowl and mash them roughly with a potato masher or fork, leaving a few chickpeas partly intact for texture.
  2. Stir in the pickles, mayo, mustard, vinegar or pickle juice, salt, fresh dill, optional turmeric, and black pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
  3. Serve the chickpea salad on multigrain bread with sprouts, kale, shredded carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, or any other sandwich vegetables you like.
  4. Store leftover chickpea salad in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.