Lentil + Chickpea Salad Sandwiches (a.k.a. Vegan "Egg" Salad Sandwiches

• Produce

  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Celery, rib
  • 1 cup Chickpeas, canned
  • 3 tbsp Dill, Fresh
  • 2 Green onions
  • 1 Lettuce, leaves of
  • 1 cup Red lentils, cooked
  • 1/4 Red or green bell pepper

• Condiments

  • 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 Pickle, medium
  • 3 tbsp Vegan mayo

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Black pepper
  • 2 tbsp Nutritional yeast
  • 1/4 tsp Salt, black

• Deli

  • 1/3 cup Lentil + chickpea salad

• Other

  • 2 slices Of sprouted, whole grain, or gluten free bread

Found on ilovevegan.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked red lentils
• 1 cup chickpeas, canned (drained)
• 1 celery rib, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• ¼ red or green bell pepper, finely chopped (optional)
• 2-3 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 medium pickle, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
• ½ tbsp lemon juice
• 3-4 tbsp vegan mayo (I use 4) (or sub for hummus)
• 2-3 tbsp nutritional yeast (I use 3)
• ¼ tsp black salt
• black pepper, to taste
• 2 slices of sprouted, whole grain, or gluten free bread
• ⅓-1/2 cup of lentil + chickpea salad
• 1-2 leaves of lettuce (butter, romaine, spinach, or iceberg)

Directions

• Wash, chop and prepare all ingredients. Make sure the vegetables are chopped nice and fine. Feel free to use the chop/slice function on your food processor.
• Lightly mash chickpeas with a fork. Add the lentils, finely chopped vegetables, mayo, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, black salt, and pepper. Mix thoroughly with a fork.
• Blend ⅓-1/2 of the mixture with an immersion blender (or use the pulse function on your food processor). Mix thoroughly with a fork to even out the texture.
• Optional: Chill for 3+ hours before serving.
• Scoop ⅓-1/2 cup of Lentil + Chickpea Salad on one slice of bread and lay 2 leaves of lettuce on the other slice of bread. Close the sandwich, slice diagonally and enjoy!