Basil Pesto Chickpea Sandwich with toasted sprouted bread, tomato, bell pepper, and fresh spinach
Prep Time40 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: pesto, Sandwich
Keyword: chickpeas, sandwich
Servings: 4
Calories: 244kcal
Author: Kaylee Pauley
Ingredients
2cupscanned chickpeasdrained & rinsed
2avocado
1/4cupsun dried tomatoeschopped
1/4cupfresh basilchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
1cupbaby spinach
1/2cupplain greek yogurt
2tablespoontahini
salt & pepper
juice of a lemon
8slicesof wheat bread
Instructions
Dry chickpeas and transfer to cutting board.
Roughly smash chickpeas with the back of a fork or a potato masher on the cutting board. Once mashed, set aside in medium bowl.
Combine sun-dried tomatoes, chopped basil, minced garlic, baby spinach, greek yogurt, tahini sauce and lemon juice in a food processor and process until creamy.
Transfer half the “pesto” to the bowl with the chickpeas and combine with a spoon.
Toast bread lightly in toaster or oven.
Use remaining pesto to spread on each slice of toasted bread.
Spoon Basil Pesto Chickpea mixture onto slice of bread, add fixings of your choice and finish with remaining slice of bread.
EAT!
Notes
*Nutrition info does not include bread or fixings. Info gathered using MyFitnessPal