This Chickpea Salad Sandwich is a delicious and easy vegetarian lunch idea that you can make in minutes! Similar to tuna salad or chicken salad, this recipe is made totally vegan with simple classic ingredients.

You will love this Chickpea Salad!

This delicious smashed chickpea “chicken” salad has become such a favorite of ours over the years and it is so easy to make.

Whether you are a vegan, vegetarian, or just looking to try a delicious meatless lunch, this recipe is a great one!

This recipe is a vegan take on the classic favorite lunch recipes like chicken salad and tuna salad. Mashed chickpeas give us the perfect texture for recreating this classic favorite.

This chickpea salad recipe is just 9 ingredients, vegan, and packed full of flavor!

Chickpea Salad Sandwich Ingredients

chickpeas: drained and smashed
celery: finely diced
fresh dill: finely minced
bread and butter pickles: diced into small pieces
lemon juice
vegan mayo
garlic powder
salt and pepper: to taste

ingredients needed to make chickpea salad sandwiches

How to make Chickpea Salad

Step one: Start by prepping the ingredients that need to be chopped up. Dice the celery into small pieces, mince the fresh dill, and dice the bread and butter pickles.

Step 2: Drain and mash the chickpeas up until they are the texture below, with few chunks remaining.

Recipe Tip

To smash the chickpeas, you can use either the bottom of a glass (such as a mason jar) or a potato masher. The goal is to get it nice and mashed up so that there are just a few chunks remaining for texture.

Step 3: Add the bread and butter pickles, celery, dill, vegan mayo, garlic powder, and lemon juice to the smashed chickpeas. Stir until well combined, then salt and pepper the chickpea salad to taste.

These classic ingredients will make it taste just like chicken salad!

The result is a creamy, hearty chickpea salad sandwich filling that is bursting with flavor. The crunch from the celery adds a great texture, and the lemon juice really makes the flavors pop!

chickpeas in a bowl surrounded by the other recipe ingredients

mashed chickpeas in a bowl surrounded by the other recipe ingredients

How To Serve

On a Sandwich: with your bread & toppings of choice
As a Dip: with crackers of choice
On a Lettuce Wrap

Dress these chickpea salad sandwiches any way you please! We love to load ours with extra fresh veggies on top on a good seeded whole wheat bread.

This is a great vegan meal prep recipe. I can’t count how many times I have made a batch of this chickpea salad and used it for quick sandwiches all week long. It’s so simple and always tastes great!

“This is amazing! I made it for my first time and I could literally eat it all in one sitting!” -Karen