Green Sandwich with Chickpea Spread

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Ingredients

For the Chickpea Spread:

  • 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 medium red onion, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup roasted pine nuts
  • 4 tablespoons tahini
  • 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • Generous pinch salt and pepper

For the Sandwich:

  • 4 slices seeded or whole-grain bread
  • 1/2 cup hummus
  • Chickpea spread
  • 2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 4 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced thinly
  • 2 large lettuce leaves (bibb lettuce or red or green leaf or romaine)
  • 1 cup sprouts (broccoli or alfalfa)

Directions

Prepare the chickpea spread:

  1. Add the chickpeas to a medium mixing bowl and smash with a fork. Add the red onion, pine nuts, tahini, mustard, honey, salt and pepper and mix together. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
  2. Make the sandwich:
  3. Spread the hummus onto one slice of the bread.
  4. Mound the chickpea spread onto the other slice of bread.
  5. Layer the cucumbers, radishes, avocado, mozzarella and lettuce on the bread with the chickpea spread.
  6. Top with the sprouts on the piece of bread spread with hummus.
  7. Cut in half and serve.

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