Za'atar Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Vibrant middle eastern flavors come together beautifully in this healthy, easy to make chickpea salad sandwich.
Ingredients
Dip ingredients
- ½ cup silken tofu (5 oz)
- 1 tbsp lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp tahini
- ½ tsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp Za’atar seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Chickpea Salad Ingredients
- ½ cup walnuts roughly chopped
- 1 15 oz can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 cup parsley chopped
- ¼ cup dill chopped
- 1 medium shallot diced
- ½ cup garlic stuffed olives diced
Sandwich Assembly
- sliced whole wheat bread
- sliced beefsteak tomatoes
- sliced cucumbers
- spinach
Instructions
- Blend all the dip ingredients until smooth in a blender or food processor.
- Toast the walnuts over medium high heat for 3 - 5 minutes or until hot and golden brown.
- Mash the cooked chickpeas in a bowl until mostly mashed with a few whole ones left.
- Add in the rest of the chickpea salad ingredients including the tofu dip and mix well. Taste and adjust salt and flavor as needed.
- To assemble the sandwich bread or wrap add spinach, cucumbers, and tomatoes and top with the chickpea salad.
Notes
To make it gluten-free, use gluten-free bread, or just eat the salad without assembling on bread. You can also make this using a lettuce wrap, or over a bed of spinach with tomatoes and cucumbers,
To make it nut free, omit the walnuts and replace them with sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds (pepitas).
To make it soy-free, replace the silken tofu with 1/4 cup cashews soaked in hot water for 15 mins. Add water to the dip 1 tbsp at a time to thin it out as needed.