Best Ever Ranch Chickpea Salad Sandwich

10 min

4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup 2% plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp light mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp Creamy Ranch Dip Mix , or Dip Mix of your choice
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 can (14 oz/398 ml) unsalted chickpeas
  • 1⁄4 cup roasted pumpkin seeds
  • Black Pepper, to taste
  • Sea Salt, to taste
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1⁄2 English cucumber
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 8 slices whole-grain bread, toasted, if desired

Preparation

  1. In a bowl, stir together yogurt, mayonnaise, dip mix, and mustard.
  2. Drain and rinse chickpeas. Add to bowl and lightly mash with a fork. Add pumpkin seeds and mix until well combined. Add pepper and salt, to taste. Set aside.
  3. Slice tomato and cucumber.
  4. To assemble sandwiches, place lettuce leaves on four slices of bread and spread chickpea filling on top. Add sliced vegetables. Cover with second slice of bread.
  5. Cut diagonally and serve.

Nutritional Information

Per serving: Calories 440, Fat 14 g (Saturated 2.5 g, 0 0 g), Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 400 mg, Carbohydrate 56 g (Fiber 12 g, Sugars 9 g), Protein 23 g.

Tips

Load on the freshness! Bell peppers, sprouts, onion, radishes, and dried cranberries or raisins are great additions to this sandwich.

Perfectly Balance Your Plate

Serve with 1 cup sliced vegetables.