Easy Smashed Avocado Chickpea Salad sandwich spiced with cumin and cayenne. Serve over soft fresh bread layered with greens and juicy tomatoes.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Sandwich
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1 15 oz can chickpeas drained (or 1.5 cups cooked)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1 hot green chile (finely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped tomato (optional)
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne/red chili powder
  • a generous pinch of garam masala (optional, or use ground chipotle pepper)
  • juice of 1 lime (less or more to preference)
  • a generous dash of black pepper
  • salt to taste

For the sandwich:

  • Greens (, tomatoes, sprouts, salt and pepper)
  • bread of choice

Method

  1. In a bowl, mash the chickpeas and avocado until avocado is well mashed and most of the chickpeas are not whole.
  2. Add all the ingredients from onion through spices. Mix in. Taste and adjust salt and spice.
  3. Prep the sandwich bread by toasting if needed. Add a layer of greens or micro-greens of choice. Layer a good helping of the smashed chickpea avocado mixture.
  4. Add a layer of juicy tomatoes or sprouts and serve. Use this mash in sandwiches, tacos, wraps or salad bowl. Change up the spices for variation

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.