I’m always on the look out for a good sandwich since I bring lunch to work a couple of times a week. That’s where this smashed chickpea avocado sandwich comes in. I made an avocado feta dip a little while ago and I kept thinking it would make a good sandwich spread. Then I thought about adding something to it to make a proper sandwich. Smashed chickpeas turned out to be the perfect addition.
This is a tasty, filling sandwich that’s high in fiber. The avocado holds everything together well and the sandwich has some crunch due to the addition of celery. It’s an easy sandwich to take to work or out on a picnic – it travels well – no soggy bread here.
Sometimes I find the taste of raw chickpeas to be a bit too… raw. I was debating whether to roast them but by adding scallions, parsley and lemon to the mix it has taken the edge off of the chickpeas and balanced everything out nicely with a bright, fresh taste. Also, roasting the chickpeas would take a considerable amount of time. I love that you can whip this smashed chickpea avocado sandwich up in about 10 minutes and have enough for 4 sandwiches.
A couple of notes:
Chickpeas have a translucent skin on them. When you smash up the chickpeas, the skins come loose. You can either leave them alone and just add the smashed chickpeas as is to the avocado mixture or spend a minute or two picking the skins out. That’s what I did – I didn’t go crazy trying to get every last one – just picked out the obvious ones.
I served this on sour dough toast but you can use any bread you have – whole wheat would be fantastic and, of course, a pita would be an obvious choice.
If you have any leftover chickpea mixture it refrigerates well – I just pressed a piece of plastic wrap down along the top of the smashed chickpeas mixture. It looked the same the next day – the avocado did not turn brown.
PrintSmashed Chickpea Avocado Sandwich
Smashed Chickpea Avocado Sandwich. An easy sandwich to make that’s filling, tasty and healthy.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 avocado – pit removed and scooped from peel
- 2 scallions roughly chopped
- 1 large handful of parsley
- 2 oz feta cheese
- 1 small lemon juiced – about 2 Tbs
- 15 oz can of chickpeas
- 2 stalks of celery – diced
- Bread for sandwiches – I used toasted sour dough
- Cucumber slices and fresh spinach to add to the sandwich as topping.
Instructions
- In a food processor, whirl together avocado, scallion, parsley, feta and lemon. I like mine to be fairly chunky but you can process for a smoother blend if you want.
- Add avocado mixture to a bowl.
- Add diced celery to the bowl.
- Drain and rinse chickpeas. Add chickpeas to a plastic zip lock bag. Smash chickpeas up so about half are smashed and half are whole – I just put the bag on the counter and whacked it with the palm of my hand a few times.
- Add smashed chickpeas to bowl with avocado mixture and celery. If you’re planning on picking out any of the loose chickpeas skins this is the time – before you mix it – just pick out the worst offenders if they are bothering you.
- Stir everything together.
- Serve on bread – I used toasted sour dough and topped it with slices of cucumber and some fresh spinach.
Sheila
Haven’t made this for a while, so easy and fun to make, and avocados are so reasonable in the supermarkets now.
★★★★★
Geraldine
This is really easy to make – a great lunch option!
Kathy
I made this for lunch today, and it was delicious! It is very addictive, though! And, it’s very filling.
Geraldine
Thanks so much, Kathy. Glad you enjoyed it!
Gina
OMG just made this and it is absolutely fantastic! I just made two small alterations: I left out the celery and the scallions. I served it on brown bread with sliced cucumbers (no spinach). It is so freaking good! This is being added to my work lunch staples!!
Geraldine
Thanks so much for letting me know, Gina! So glad you liked it so much!
Kim
This doesn’t just look good, it IS good. I made for the first time and want more already! I had run out of big Ziplok bags but was able to smash the chickpeas between two paper plates. Easy and addicting!
Geraldine
Thanks, Kim. Glad you enjoyed it so much! Have a great 4th of July.
Katy
Made this today for lunch but used coriander instead of parsley and added ground pepper. It was great! I think next time I may skip the feta, I couldn’t taste it at all. Going to make some in cucumber slices as bread for a BBQ this weekend. Thanks 🙂
Geraldine
Thanks, Katy! Love to see how people give their own spin to this sandwich. Glad you enjoyed it!