Caramelized Onion Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Caramelize the thinly sliced onions.
  2. 2Stir half of the caramelized onions into a base of chickpeas along with a creamy base of your preference, chives, lemon, and garlic.
  3. 3Fold the mixture together.
  4. 4Use your favorite condiments, layer on some lettuce, the chickpea filling, and pile on the extra caramelized onions into a sandwich.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, grated
  • 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • 1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 0.25 cup plain unsweetened plant-based yogurt
  • 2 tbsp vegan mayo or good quality tahini
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 Juice and zest of small lemon
  • 1 handful chives, thinly sliced
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Sliced bread
  • greens of choice
  • cucumber slices
  • dijon mustard and/or plant-based cream cheese

Tips

  • Caramelizing onions makes a big difference in flavor.
  • Make a lot of caramelized onions as half gets stirred into the chickpea base and the rest is piled on top.
  • The chickpea filling can be used as a dip or stuffed into a sandwich.