Chickpea Sandwich Spread
This Chickpea Sandwich Spread is a quick and nutritious option for breakfast. Made with chickpeas, fresh vegetables, and tahini, it is perfect for sandwiches, wraps, or as a dip with crackers.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Chickpeas cooked( 1 15oz can of chickpeas )
- ½ cup Tomatoes chopped
- ¼ cup Onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup Cilantro leaves finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Tahini
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice or Lime juice
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper freshly ground
- ¼ teaspoon Salt Adjust as per your taste
Instructions
Prep the Ingredients
- Cook the chickpeas and keep them aside. If using canned chickpeas, drain and rinse them to remove excess salt.
- Finely chop onions, tomatoes, and cilantro.
Mash And Mix
- Using a fork or potato masher, mash the chickpeas and keep them aside.
- To a mixing bowl, add tahini, lemon juice, black pepper powder, and salt.
- Whisk these ingredients well. If needed, you can add a teaspoon or two of water.
- Add finely chopped onions and tomatoes to this creamy tahini mixture and mix it well.
- Now goes the mashed chickpeas and finely chopped cilantro leaves. Give everything a good stir.
Adjust seasoning
- Taste the spread and adjust the seasoning as needed. You can add more lemon juice, salt, or pepper according to your preference.
- Serve this easy and delicious chickpea sandwich spread and make a delightful breakfast at home.
Notes
- Instead of chickpeas, you can use kidney beans, black beans, black-eyed peas, or black chickpeas to make this chickpea sandwich filling.
- Mashing the chickpeas is optional, but mashed chickpeas will give a nice texture to the spread.
- Instead of these regular spices, you can use Mexican spice powder, cajun spice mix, or everything bagel seasoning.
- Fresh herbs like mint, dill, basil, and parsley also go well in this recipe.
- If you use cucumbers in this recipe, skip the water, as cucumbers release some water. And use the spread as soon as possible.
- You can even use steamed carrots, broccoli, peas, corn, and beans in this recipe.
- I used only ground black pepper. You can use red chili powder or red chili flakes to make it spicier. You can even use curry powder for a curried chickpea salad spread.
- If you like smooth texture, blend all the ingredients into a rough or smooth paste using a hand blender or a high-speed blender. Blending will yield a creamy chickpea spread that is easy to spread on the toasted bread.
- Instead of using fresh tomatoes, you can also use tomato salsa. Mix the salsa with smashed chickpeas, adjust the spices, and the chickpea spread is ready in no time.