Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich
I’ve never liked egg salad, potato salad, or macaroni salad. Don’t get me wrong, I love salads, just not the mayonnaise based kind. I can’t stand mayo! Well, I recently created a creamy salad that I love and there is no mayonnaise involved. This Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich gets it’s creaminess from the avocado! It is my new favorite sandwich. I could eat it every day for lunch…and some weeks I do:) I am sharing the recipe today because it is the perfect GREEN sandwich for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow!
My lunch time is usually rushed because Caleb needs mama’s attention, so I love that this healthy salad can be made in minutes. The salad is also fun to make because you get to use a fork to smash the chickpeas and avocado together. If you have older children, get them involved and have them help with this step. Caleb is still too young, but someday this will be his job:)
After you get the chickpeas and avocado smashed together, stir in fresh cilantro, green onion, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper and that is it! I told you it was simple to make. Spread the Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad on two slices of bread and you have a sandwich! I like to add fresh spinach leaves to my sandwich. You can also add lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts, etc. Add whatever sandwich toppings you like.
This Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad is also great as a dip for veggies, crackers, and pita chips. It is vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free-as long as you use gluten free-bread or serve as a dip with veggies or gluten-free crackers.
If you are looking for a quick and healthy lunch idea, make this Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich. It is one of my favorite sandwiches and I hope you like it too!
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Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich
Yield: Salad for 3-4 sandwiches
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
This Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich is a great quick and easy lunch option that is good for you too! The salad also makes a great dip!
Ingredients:
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas or garbanzo beans (I use Bush's Garbanzo Beans)
1 large ripe avocado
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
Juice from 1 lime
Salt and pepper, to taste
Bread of your choice (I use whole wheat bread)
Fresh spinach leaves or other sandwich toppings: lettuce, tomato slices, sprouts, etc.Directions:
1. Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Place on a paper towel and remove the outer skins. You can leave them on, but I like to remove them.
2. In a medium bowl, using a fork or potato masher smash the chickpeas and avocado together. Add in cilantro, green onion, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
3. Spread salad on bread and top with your favorite sandwich toppings. I like to add fresh spinach leaves.
Note: This salad also makes a great dip. Serve with cut up veggies, crackers, or pita chips. Also, this salad is best eaten the day it is made because it will turn brown due to the avocado.
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I stumbled upon your blog a few days ago and I am hooked! Such wondeful recipes and I love the layout! I just tried this recipe out and it was delicious! Will definitely be trying some more of your recipes!
Two Peas replied: — April 11th, 2012 @ 5:09 pm
Welcome Anna and thank you!
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Yum!! I am going to make this very soon!! Love it!
Thanks for the fantastic sandwich recipe! I love avocados and chickpeas, but never thought of putting them together like this.
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Love this healthy salad!
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Hi there,
I mentioned your recipe on my Fox in the Kitchen MMM (Must Make Monday) Series.
Be Well!
I had this for lunch today and it was amazing. Great recipe – thanks so much for sharing!
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This sounds great! I love combining tuna, avacado, and red onion. I put it on pita, crackers or bread. I’ll have to try it with chickpeas!
How did I miss this last month? I absolutely have to make this!
I am SO excited to have found your website and this the Avacado and Chickpea Salad Sandwhich caught my eye right away. I can’t stand mayo either! I thought I was the only one. Cannot wait to try this and explore your site further. Thank you!
I’m definitely making this sandwich today for lunch… It looks too good to pass up!
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This is delicious! I used dried cilantro and regular white onion instead and only half a lime and it came out wonderful! Great recipe!
Thank you so much for posting this recipe! I made it for my daughters lunch yesterday and we both fell in love with it! I will definitely be making this a lot for her school lunches!
I added very finely chopped granny smith apples to this because I didn’t have the onions and the flavor was kind of bland. The addition of the apples is DELICIOUS.
If you put lemon or lime (citrus) on the avocado it doesn’t go brown so fast. plus it tastes good
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Just made this, added a dash of cayenne pepper, yum! Had to share with my vegan friends, thanks
Two Peas replied: — May 6th, 2012 @ 12:29 am
I bet the cayenne added a nice kick! Glad you liked the recipe!
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Chickpeas and Avocado, two of my favorites together. I can’t wait to try it. Also, what are Kale Chips? Do you have a recipe for them? Brussel Sprouts have never been one of my favorites, but I will try them roasted.
When are you going to write a cookbook? You have some great recipe ideas.
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this is so easy to make & so good! I like to add lemon juice instead of lime. thanks for the awesome idea!
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