[Recipe] Chickpea "Chicken" Salad Sandwich

Find this recipe, and others, in Coach Harry's Favorite High-Performance Recipes

Ingredients

Ranch Dressing:

• 1/2 cup hemp seeds
• 1/4 cup cashews
• 1/2 cup unsweetened, non-dairy milk
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 tbsp tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/4 ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp dried dill

Sandwich:

• 1 can no- or low-salt garbanzo beans, drained
• 2 stalks celery, small dice
• 1/2 cup red onion, small dice
• whole-grain bread, pitas, or similar

Instructions

Dressing:

1. Blend all the dressing ingredients, except the parsley and dill.
2. Add the dried herbs, pulse to combine - but we don't want the herbs liquefied

Salad & Sandwich:

1. Mash the garbanzo beans in a mixing bowl to your desired texture
2. Stir in the dressing and diced celery and onion.
3. Add the salad to your bread or pita and enjoy!

Note:

The flavors of the dressing meld over time - this is even better the next day!

Why Coach Harry Likes It

This is probably the fastest, most satisfying recipe I've ever made. It only recently came into my repertoire, but it's already a mainstay. You can spice up the sandwich with lettuce or other veg if you want, but even as it is, this recipe is a high-performance winner. I haven't tried it yet, but you could even sub out the ranch for some other sauce - maybe a nice plant-based buffalo?