Chickpea Salad Sandwich Filling

Name: Chickpea Salad Sandwich Filling
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 15 oz can chickpeas (drained and rinsed); 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard; 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice; salt and pepper (to taste); pita or bread (for serving)

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Chickpea Salad Sandwich Filling | Easy, tasty sandwich spread with only 4 ingredients needed for this fantastic lunch recipe. No tools or appliances needed, just mash the chickpeas with a fork to the texture you like. Then add mayo, mustard, and lemon juice. Season and stuff into the bread of your choice.

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Chickpea Salad Sandwich Filling in a pita bread

Ok, it's major sandwich time. Or wrap time I guess. Pita time! Honestly whatever you stuff this chickpea salad sandwich filling into will be amazing. Why?

Because it's:

filling
no tuna smell! (the idea is that this can stand in for tuna or egg salad type spreads when used in a vegan diet, we love chickpeas and meatless meals so we eat this all the time!)
simple + tasty

Ingredients you need

canned chickpeas
mayonnaise - whatever kind you like, I like it homemade!
yellow mustard - yep the kind you use for hotdogs
lemon juice
salt and pepper
the bread, pita or wrap of your choice!

Ingredient Substitutions

I always put mustard in my egg salad so I add it here too. Try it and see if the tanginess is your thing too.
Try adding in some celery or sunflower seeds for crunch
Add some fresh herbs like dill or parsley
To keep this recipe vegan, use a Vegan Mayo.

Let's Make Chickpea Sandwiches

All you need is a fork a bowl to make this recipe.

Drain and rinse the chickpeas and place them in the bowl. Mash them up with a fork. I like to mash mine about ¾ of the way, leaving some large chickpeas for texture. (I like my guac that way too!)

Now just add in the mayo, mustard, and lemon juice. Taste and season with salt and pepper, to your liking.

Spread the filling onto bread or pitas and add lettuce or tomato if you like.

Tips and Tricks

The best trick for this recipe is that it doesn't require appliances like a food processor. A simple fork will mash chickpeas, just take your time.

Recipes FAQs

How do you store chickpea salad sandwich filling?

Store this sandwich filling in the fridge in an airtight container and use within a week or so.
I would not recommend freezing this recipe.

Chickpea Salad Sandwich Filling

Jacqueline Piper

5 from 1 vote

Easy, tasty and only 4 ingredients needed for this sandwich filling. No tools or appliances needed, just mash the chickpeas with a fork to the texture you like. Then add mayo, mustard and lemon juice. Season and stuff into the bread of your choice.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 0 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Servings Sandwiches

Ingredients

▢ 1 15 oz can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
▢ ¼ cup mayonnaise
▢ 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
▢ ½ teaspoon lemon juice
▢ salt and pepper (to taste)
▢ pita or bread (for serving)

Instructions

Place chickpeas in a bowl and mash about ¾ of them with a fork. We like to keep some whole for texture, but you can mash them all if you like.
Add mayo, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix.
Use immediately or refrigerate until needed.

Notes

*Nutritional information is an estimate and intended for informational purposes only, and not to be used as medical or dietary advice. Estimate is per serving.