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Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich

A sandwich that is filled with an avocado and chickpea mixture and baby arugula, sliced in half on a blue plate.
A fresh, hearty, healthy vegan lunch option that's guaranteed to please meat-eaters and vegetarians alike! It's a rich and creamy sandwich filling that you can feel good about eating!
Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen - Ashley Covelli
5 from 2 votes
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Servings: 3 -4 Sandwiches
Course: Sandwiches
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15 ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 large ripe avocado
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
  • Juice from 1 lime
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • Sandwich bread use your favorite
  • Salad greens I like baby arugula, but other greens or sprouts would work, too

Instructions
 

  1. Place chickpeas and avocado in a medium bowl and smash them together using a fork or potato masher.
  2. Add cilantro, green onion, lime juice, salt, and pepper and stir to combine. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
  3. Spread about ¼ of the salad on bread and top with salad greens.

Notes

Recipe slightly adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod

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