Looking for a quick and easy breakfast, lunch or snack recipe? Look no further. This chickpea ‘tuna’ sandwich takes only 10 minutes to prepare and it is a delicious alternative to a classic tuna sandwich!
As you might have guessed it already, this sandwich was inspired by a classic tuna sandwich. Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian or a meat eater, it is nice to have a bit variation every now and then.
Chickpeas
The star in this sandwich are chickpeas! I absolutely love using chickpeas in cooking. You can used canned or dry chickpeas for this sandwich. Dry chickpeas do take a bit more time and I understand that sometimes there just isn’t enough time to do this. However, if you are interested, check out my how to use dried chickpeas in cooking post to get more information about how to use dried chickpeas. It’s definitely worth it!
How to construct the sandwich
Add your leafy greens at the bottom followed by the chickpea ‘tuna’.
Next, add red onions and cherry tomatoes.
Lastly, add the sprout and another slice of bread.
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Chickpea ‘Tuna’ Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 can Chickpeas
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 3 Tbsp Veganase
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1/2 tsp Smoked paprika powder
- 8 slices Your favourite bread
- 1 handful Salad greens
- 1/2 small Red onion (finely cut)
- 8 ripe Cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
- 4 Tbsp Chia sprouts (optional)
Instructions
- Add the chickpeas, salt, pepper, veganase, garlic and smoked paprika powder to a food processor. Pulse until the chickpea is ground but be careful not to overmix otherwise you'll get hummus (which wouldn't be bad either).
- On a slice of toast, add the salad greens. Next add 2 spoonfulls of chickpeas. Then add the red onions followed by the sprouts (this is optional) then top off with another slice of bread.
Notes
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