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Hummus Mashed Chickpea Sandwiches

A simple vegetarian sandwich made by mashing chickpeas with hummus and assembling with avocado, tomato, greens, and red onion on toasted gluten-free bread.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings: 3 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 114- ounce can chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 3 to 6 Tbsphummusto taste
  • sea saltto taste
  • 6 slicesto 8 gluten-free breadtoasted
  • 1 ripe avocadopeeled and sliced
  • 1 large vine-ripened tomatosliced
  • 2 handfuls mixed greens or spinach
  • 1/4 red onionthinly sliced

Instructions

Instructions

  • Place the 114-ounce can chickpeas (drained and rinsed) in a medium bowl.
  • Add 3 tablespoons hummus to the chickpeas. Using a sturdy fork or potato masher, mash until the mixture reaches your desired consistency.
  • Taste the mashed chickpeas. Add more hummus as needed (up to a total of 6 tablespoons) for creaminess, and season with sea salt to taste. Stir to combine.
  • Toast 6 to 8 slices of gluten-free bread.
  • On half of the toasted slices (3 to 4 slices), evenly spread the mashed chickpea mixture.
  • Top the mashed chickpeas with the following, dividing evenly among the prepared slices: 1 ripe avocado (peeled and sliced), 1 large vine-ripened tomato (sliced), 2 handfuls mixed greens or spinach, and 1/4 red onion (thinly sliced).
  • Place the remaining toasted bread slices on top to form sandwiches. Press gently to hold layers together.
  • Cut each sandwich in half, serve, and enjoy.

Equipment

  • Medium Bowl
  • Fork or potato masher
  • Toaster