Chickpea Salad Sandwiches with Potato Chips & Pickles
Who needs tuna?! Chickpea salad is a tasty vegetarian substitute, especially when piled with extra pickles and, yep, crunchy potato chips too. Stack 'em high!
Yield: 2generous sandwiches
Ingredients
115-ounce can chickpeas, drained
1/4cupchopped sweet pickles + more pickle slices for topping
2tablespoonsfinely chopped red onion
1/4cupmayonnaise or vegan mayoI use olive oil based mayo; a light option or even Greek yogurt also works
2teaspoonsmustard
1/8teaspooncelery saltoptional
1/8teaspoonkosher salt plus more to taste
1/8teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
4slicesof your favorite sandwich bread
1cuppotato chips
Green leaf lettuceoptional
Instructions
Add the chickpeas, 1/4 cup chopped pickles, onion, mayonnaise, mustard, celery salt if using, kosher salt, and black pepper to a small bowl. Using a fork or potato masher, smash the chickpeas while mixing and mashing the ingredients together. You're not looking for hummus-consistency; just a nice, spreadable, chunky salad will do.
Divide filling between two slices of bread (you may have enough to make more sandwiches, depending on your preference and the size of your bread). Spread to within about 1/2 inch of the edge of the bread. Add lettuce if using, pickle slices, and potato chips. Top with remaining bread. Smush down a bit, cut in half, and serve.