Chickpea Salad Sandwiches

It’s quick, easy, super nutritious and tastes absolutely fantastic. Win win win! You can make up the chickpea salad part ahead of time, and make it into a sandwich when you want it by drizzling some olive oil on the bread and spoon the mix on top. Ingredients can vary - basically whatever veggies you can find. Feel free to substitute as necessary.

INGRIDIENT

½ large red onion, minced

4 green onions, minced

3 garlic scapes, minced

1 red bell peppers, minced

2 carrots, peeled and minced

2 large stalks celery, minced

⅓ large English cucumber, minced

⅓ zucchini, minced

2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans) - drained, rinsed, and mashed with a fork

2 tablespoons capers, with liquid

¼ teaspoon ground paprika

⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

¼ cup Italian-style salad dressing

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed

12 slices whole-wheat bread

DIRECTION

Step: 1

Mix red onion, green onions, garlic scapes, red bell pepper, carrots, celery, English cucumber, zucchini, chickpeas, capers, paprika, cayenne pepper, and Italian dressing together in a large bowl. Season with salt and ground black pepper.

Step: 2

Drizzle olive oil on one side of each bread slice and spread chickpea mixture on half the slices. Top with second piece of bread to make a sandwich.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 343 calories; protein 13.8g; carbohydrates 55.1g; fat 8.3g; sodium 833.1mg.

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