Chickpea Smash Sandwich Filling with Dill Pickles
This tangy, crunchy, creamy chickpea smash is perfect as a sandwich filling for school or work lunchboxes, as well as picnics and buffets. The quantity below fills about five sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 400 g / 14 oz can chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 140 g / 1 cup cucumber finely diced
- 1 medium carrot (66g), grated
- 1 small red bell pepper or romano pepper deseeded and finely diced
- 75 g / ½ cup dill pickles or gherkins sliced
- 2 TBSP pumpkin seeds
- 4 TBSP vegan mayonnaise*
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¼ tsp dried dill
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Placed the drained chickpeas in a large bowl and roughly mash with a potato masher.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and stir through until fully combined. Taste test and adjust the seasoning to suit.
- Stored in an airtight container in the fridge, this chickpea smash will keep for three days.
Notes
* I use this Home-Made Sweet Chilli Mayonnaise It's so cheap and easy to make! If you prefer to use a ready-made mayonnaise, both Vegenaise and Hellmans Vegan Mayo are now available in many of the major supermarkets in the UK, as well as the independent health food shops.