Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich.

Recipe Difficulty: Easy

Recipe Tags:

• vegan
• smashed chickpea salad sandwich
  
• dill
• vegan tuna salad sandwich
• vegan egg sandwich

My Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich Recipe Notes:

This was SO GOOD. I have been craving a sandwich to fill the void of an egg salad or tuna salad sandwich, so I decided to make this smashed chickpea salad version, and it turned out beautifully. I will share the recipe as I made it. But I wouldn't hesitate to mix it up. Capers or dill pickles would be nice chopped in, or how about curry powder with raisins and apple? Endless possibilities. 

If you want it to taste more like an egg salad sandwich, I highly recommend you pick up some kala namak, a black sulpheric salt (linked below) that literally will make whatever you sprinkle it on taste eggy. It's inexpensive and you don't need a lot, so it lasts a long time. 

I do love this sandwich exactly as I made it though. I really like it on my home made brown bread. The sweetness from the bread really works with all of the other components. Your favourite bread or wraps work too. The main chickpea mixture tastes bright and fresh with dill, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, minced red onion, celery, vegan mayo and a bit of smoked paprika. 

Along with the chickpea mixture in my sandwich, I like to add a handful of greens or arugula, some crisp vegan bacon, and slices of tomato. Delish. 

This will definitely be a new staple for me. So fresh, healthy & satisfying.
Much LOVE xo

kala namak! This is the exact product I buy to make things taste "eggy". 

Recipe: Smashed Chickpea Salad 

Yield: Enough filling for 4 Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 1 can 540 ml chickpeas (strained, rinsed & mashed with fork or potato masher)
• 1/4 cup vegan mayo + extra for spreading on sandwiches. (Hellman's came out with a veganized version and is what I now use)
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup minced red onion
• handful chopped fresh dill
• 1 tbsp. Dijon
• 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar 
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• salt and pepper
• pinch of sugar

Method:

1.  Once your chickpeas are mashed, simply combine with the remainder of ingredients.
2.  Toast bread if desired, spread with desired condiments. (I like mayo/yellow mustard)
3.  Layer onto the bread a few slices of vegan bacon, sliced tomato, arugula or other greens, & chickpea mixture, top with your 2nd piece of bread.
4.  Enjoy!!!