Recipe
This Vegetarian Mashed Chickpeas Salad is a Game Changer
Ever since becoming a vegetarian nearly three months ago, I’ve constantly been asked “So, what do you eat?” And I have yet to come up with a satisfactory answer. I eat food that isn’t meat? Seriously, if someone has a good, complete way to answer that question please advise.
One of my favorite vegetarian staples is chickpeas. They’re packed with nutrients, and are absolutely delicious. I love to make homemade hummus or to just bake them for an easy, grab-and-go snack. This recipe works as the perfect vegetarian substitution for chicken salad. It’s delicious as a wrap or a sandwich, or it can just be eaten by itself with a fork.
Mashed Chickpea Salad
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Easy
Ingredients
- 15 oz chickpeas
- 1/2 cup celery
- 1/4 cup apple
- 1/4 cup red onion
- 1/3 cup carrots
- 1/2 cup kale
- 3 tablespoon favorite dressing (I used ranch)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sunflower seeds
Step 1
Chop the celery, apple, red onion and carrots. De-stalk and shred the kale. Combine in a bowl and set aside.
Step 2
Blend to the chickpeas in a food processor so that they are mashed but still have chunks for texture.
Step 3
Transfer the blended chickpeas to the bowl with the celery, apple, red onion, carrots and kale. Add the dressing, lemon juice and sunflower seeds.
Step 4
Stir the mixture and enjoy.