Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Sandwich Spread
Recipe: #16791
January 17, 2015
Categories: Spreads, Lunch, Snacks, Beans, Chickpeas/Garbanzo, Fruit, Avocado, Appetizers, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, No-Cook, Quick Meals, Entertaining, Game/Sports Day, New Years, Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy, Low Cholesterol, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegetarian, Make it from scratch, Lime, Sandwiches more
"Modified from Two Peas & Their Pod blog. Best eaten the day it's made because the avocado will turn brown. Remove chickpea skins before smashing, by rubbing with a paper towel."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (222.6 g)
- Calories 142.7
- Total Fat - 7.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 15.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8.2 g
- Sugars - 5.6 g
- Protein - 4.4 g
- Calcium - 71.3 mg
- Iron - 2.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 29.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Place on a paper towel and remove the outer skins.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, using a fork or potato masher smash the chickpeas and avocado together.
Step 3
Add in garlic powder, green onion, lime juice, and chopped cilantro.
Step 4
Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Step 5
Spread on toasted bread and top with your favorite sandwich toppings.
Note: this sandwich spread is best eaten the day it's made because the avocado will turn brown
Tips & Variations
- Toasted bread, pita bread, or slider buns
- Spinach leaves, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, sprouts, crumbled bacon, etc., as a garnish