Vegetarian
Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Description
Don’t let this humble Chickpea Salad Sandwich fool you! It’s full of zippy flavor, plant-powered protein, and it’s budget-friendly to boot. Perfect for meal prep lunches—and it takes minutes to make!
Ingredients
- 1 (15-ounce) can reduced sodium chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 3 tablespoons nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup or honey
- 2 teaspoons curry powder plus additional to taste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- pinch ground black pepper
- 2 stalks celery finely chopped
- 1 green onion finely chopped, plus additional to taste or for garnish
- ¼ cup roasted unsalted cashews chopped (or swap almonds or sunflower seeds)
- 3 tablespoons raisins or golden raisins
- For serving: pita, Homemade Naan, toasted bread, crackers, and/or a big bed of greens
Directions
- Place the chickpeas in a large mixing bowl and roughly mash with a fork. Leave a few bigger pieces for texture.
- Add the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, maple syrup (or honey), curry powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix well with a spoon. Taste and add additional salt, pepper, or curry powder to taste.
- Mix in the celery, green onion, cashews, and raisins. Enjoy cold or at room temperature inside a pita, on toasted bread, dipped with crackers, or over a bed of greens.
