Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Total Time: 10 mins

Serves: up to 2

Ingredients

1. 1 (15.5-oz.) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
2. 1 celery stalk, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
3. 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
4. 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, plus more for serving
5. Red onion finely chopped (about 2 Tbsp.)
6. 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
7. 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, plus more for serving
8. 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
9. Freshly ground black pepper
10. 2-4 whole-wheat, seven-grain or sourdough bread slices, toasted
11. Red leaf lettuce leaves

Instructions

1. Making the Salad

• Coarsely mash chickpeas in a large bowl with a fork.
• Stir in celery, parsley, mayonnaise, red onion, lemon juice, Dijon, salt, and several grinds black pepper


2. Making the Sandwich

• Spread 1 side of toasted bread slices with desired amount of mayonnaise and Dijon.

• Place the lettuce on each of 2 bread slices.

• Top with chickpea salad, and cover with remaining bread slices (cutting is optional).