Chickpea pesto sandwich
Chickpea pesto sandwich might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 564 calories, 25g of protein, and 25g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 2 and costs $2.16 per serving. If you have whole wheat bread, tahini, canned chickpeas, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is liked by 5511 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Running to the Kitchen. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 10 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 100%, which is awesome. Similar recipes include Smashed Chickpea & Pesto Sandwich, Pesto Smashed Chickpean and Avocado Sandwich, and Chickpea, cheese and pesto sandwich spread.
Servings: 2
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 avocado
½ cup baby spinach
1 15oz. can chickpeas, drained & rinsed
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1 clove garlic
juice of ½ a lemon
¼ cup plain greek yogurt
salt & pepper
2 tablespoons sun dried tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon tahini
4 slices of wheat bread
Equipment:
potato masher
bowl
food processor
spatula
Cooking instruction summary:
Dry chickpeas and remove as many of the "skins" as possible. Transfer to a medium bowl.Roughly smash chickpeas with the back of a fork or a potato masher until they're about half smashed, half intact. Set aside.Combine remaining ingredients except bread in a food processor and process until creamy and combined.Transfer half the "pesto" to the bowl with the chickpeas and combine with a spatula.Use remaining pesto to spread on each slice of bread.Spoon pesto/chickpea mixture onto one piece of bread and top with another slice to create a sandwich.
Step by step:
1. Dry chickpeas and remove as many of the "skins" as possible.
2. Transfer to a medium bowl.Roughly smash chickpeas with the back of a fork or a potato masher until they're about half smashed, half intact. Set aside.
3. Combine remaining ingredients except bread in a food processor and process until creamy and combined.
4. Transfer half the "pesto" to the bowl with the chickpeas and combine with a spatula.Use remaining pesto to spread on each slice of bread.Spoon pesto/chickpea mixture onto one piece of bread and top with another slice to create a sandwich.
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