Name: Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American, Canadian,
Ingredients: 1 (19 fl. oz) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 2 tbsp grainy mustard; 2 - 3 tbsp mayonnaise (vegan, if preferred); 1 tbsp (brined) capers, drained and finely chopped (reserve the brine); 1 scallion, white and green parts finely chopped; 1/3 cup freshly chopped parsley; 1/4 cup freshly chopped dill; 1 - 2 tsp caper brine; Salt and pepper, to taste; Sandwich toppings of your choice: e.g., sprouts, lettuce, avocado, cheese, radish, cucumber, sliced bell pepper, shaved carrot, etc.

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This easy chickpea salad sandwich recipe is a briny, herby play on tuna salad. Made with pantry-based ingredients it’s sure to become a go-to meal!

Close up of a halved chickpea salad sandwich.

Whether you’ve heard it called chickpea tuna salad, chickpea chicken salad, or no tuna tuna salad, sandwich lovers rejoice! This easy chickpea salad sandwich is about to become you new favourite lunch.

We start with canned chickpeas, perky mustard, and creamy homemade whole egg mayonnaise. Next come the flavour bombs. Capers! Fresh herbs! Scallions! It all gets blended together into a chunky chickpea sandwich spread. Served between two slices of soft, squishy sourdough sandwich bread and you’ve got yourself a healthy, flavourful, and filling lunch!

Ingredients To Make This Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwich:

canned chickpeas
mustard
mayonnaise
capers, plus some caper brine
scallions
fresh parsley and dill
salt and pepper
Sandwich toppings of your choice
Sandwich bread

A bowl of chickpeas surrounded by mustard and herbs.

What Are Scallions And Capers?

Commonly called green onions, scallions are a mild-tasting member of the allium family. In addition to soft onion flavour, scallions also add beautiful pops of green to chickpea salad!

Capers are the flowering buds of a bush that grows along the scraggly cliffs of the Mediterranean. They are usually packed in brine or salt. We’ve used the kind packed in brine for this recipe, as we use some of the liquid to flavour the chickpea salad.

A bowl of chickpea chicken salad before mixing.

How To Make This Recipe Vegan

All you have to do to make vegan chickpea salad is substitute the mayonnaise for your favourite vegan mayo! So easy.

Sandwich Topper Ideas

Sure you can eat chickpea salad and bread alone, however, how about one of these topping ideas to kick it up a notch?

sprouts
lettuce
avocado
cheese
radish
pea shoots
cucumber
sliced bell pepper
shaved carrot
tomato
arugula
red onion
pickles
shredded cabbage

Best Way To Store Leftover Chickpea Salad

Chickpea salad will keep in the fridge, sealed in a container with a tight-fitting lid, for up to one week. We prefer glass food storage containers if possible as glass is safer to store leftover food, and doesn’t smell once emptied and washed.

Close up cross section of a stacked chickpea salad sandwich

More Great Lunch Recipes You Might Enjoy:

Vegan Broccoli Flatbread Pizza

Buttermilk Quiche With Ham, Cheddar, And Chives

Green Goddess Sandwich With Creamy Herb “Mayo”

The Best Lentil Soup

Yield: 4 servings

Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwich

This chickpea salad sandwich recipe is a briny, herby play on tuna salad. Easily made with almost entirely pantry-based ingredients and adaptably vegan, it’s sure to become a go-to on your quick and easy meal list.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 (19 fl. oz) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 tbsp grainy mustard
2 - 3 tbsp mayonnaise (vegan, if preferred)
1 tbsp (brined) capers, drained and finely chopped (reserve the brine)
1 scallion, white and green parts finely chopped
⅓ cup freshly chopped parsley
¼ cup freshly chopped dill
1 - 2 tsp caper brine
Salt and pepper, to taste
Sandwich toppings of your choice: e.g., sprouts, lettuce, avocado, cheese, radish, cucumber, sliced bell pepper, shaved carrot, etc.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine chickpeas, mustard, and mayonnaise. Using a fork, potato masher, or stick blender, partially mash the chickpeas to get a thick mixture with about ¼ - ⅓ the amount of whole or broken chickpeas remaining.
Using a spoon, stir through the capers, scallion, parsley, and dill. Add in the caper brine (starting with 1 teaspoon), salt, and pepper to taste, adding more brine/salt/pepper, as needed.
Serve with your favourite sandwich toppings between two slices of soft sourdough sandwich bread.

Notes

This chickpea salad sandwich is already naturally vegetarian, but can easily be made vegan, if desired, by using vegan mayonnaise.

If you can't find (or aren't into) capers, dill pickles make a great substitution.

If you have leftovers, the chickpea salad intensifies in flavour after sitting for a day.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 389Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 464mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 9gSugar: 6gProtein: 10g

This is an approximation of the nutrition offered in this recipe, and is created using a nutrition calculator.

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