Chickpea Pesto Sandwich
This chickpea pesto sandwich is a non-traditional pesto with smashed chickpeas that makes a delicious sandwich filling for an easy vegetarian meal.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 15 ounces canned chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 avocado
- 2 tablespoons sun dried tomatoes chopped
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 cup baby spinach
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- salt & pepper
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 4 slices of wheat bread
Instructions
- Dry chickpeas and remove as many of the "skins" as possible. Transfer to a medium bowl.
- Roughly smash chickpeas with the back of a fork or a potato masher until they're about half smashed, half intact. Set aside.
- Combine remaining ingredients except bread in a food processor and process until creamy and combined.
- Transfer half the "pesto" to the bowl with the chickpeas and combine with a spatula.
- Use remaining pesto to spread on each slice of bread.
- Spoon pesto/chickpea mixture onto one piece of bread and top with another slice to create a sandwich.
Nutrition
Serving: 1SERVING | Calories: 807kcal | Carbohydrates: 118g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1439mg | Fiber: 27g | Sugar: 31g