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This colorful Mediterranean-style smashed chickpea salad sandwich is a healthy, protein-packed meal bursting with flavor and topped with a deliciously creamy vegan tzatziki.
This delicious vegan chickpea salad sandwich offers a healthy alternative to traditional chickpea, chicken, and tuna salad sandwiches without sacrificing the protein or flavor. Tahini replaces the commonly used mayo, and offers a creamy texture while complementing the Mediterranean aromas. It is important to use a super smooth, high quality tahini, like this Seeds of Collaboration tahini that is sourced in the Middle East and contributes to Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow! Check it out here.
I love to eat smashed chickpea and tahini sandwiches in a pita pocket or wrap for breakfast as well as lunch! They make such a simple, quick, anytime meal and fill me up for hours.
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Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Sandwich (Vegan)
This vegan Mediterranean-style chickpea salad sandwich is colorful and bursting with flavor. Topped with a creamy thick tzatziki, pickled red onions and mashed avocado.
Ingredients
- 4-6 slices of bread
- 1 15 oz. can chickpeas
- 2-3 tsp water
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp cumin
- 1 scallion, finely chopped (optional)
- Creamy Vegan Tzatziki (recipe)
Toppings
- Red onions (I used pickled)
- Roma tomatoes
- ½ English cucumber or 1 Persian cucumber
- 1-2 avocados
Instructions
- Prepare creamy vegan tzatziki according to directions.
- Drain chickpeas, reserving a bit of the water. Microwave drained chickpeas with 2 tsp water for high on 30 seconds. Mash them with a fork, leaving some whole. Add tahini, lemon juice, turmeric, smoked paprika, salt, garlic powder, and cumin. Mix everything together well. If it seems too dry, add 1 more tsp of water and mix. Add in chopped scallion and mix through.
- Slice all toppings and mash avocado. Toast bread slices if desired and top with mashed avocado, chickpea salad, and toppings of choice. Enjoy!
Notes
*For my favorite super smooth, authentic tahini sourced from the Middle East, check out SoCo Tahini!
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What if you don’t have a microwave!?
You can make this without a microwave, heating it up just makes the chickpeas easier to smash, so it will just take a little more effort. I would also probably use 1 tsp less of water. Cheers! <3
Absolutely delicious. I made this into a salad instead of a sandwich and I will absolutely be making it again. Thank you for sharing.
So glad you loved it! 🙂
I want to take this camping. Is the tzatziki on the side? Spread on the toast? Or mixed in with the chickpea mixture?
Thank you!
For camping I would recommend to store the tzatziki on the side, and spread it on the toast or on top of the chickpea salad during assembly, before you eat it!
So delicious! This is hands down one of the best chickpea sandwich recipes. It’s packed with much flavor and texture; just the way I love my meals. Thank you for the depth of flavor. It’s now in rotation in my household.
This was so good. I made a wrap with just a slice of tomato. My new lunch favorite for work.
Oh what a great idea for a work lunch! So happy you loved it! <3