Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chickpea Salad Sandwich

This savory Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chickpea Salad Sandwich is an easy meal. If you like hummus, you’ll love this!  

I made a Cranberry Apple Chickpea Salad Sandwich recently, and loved it so much that I had to make another chickpea salad.

This Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chickpea Salad Sandwich was inspired by my Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Hummus, which is currently my favorite hummus.

It is basically the same recipe without water and olive oil added. Instead of blending all the ingredients together, I pulsed the main ingredients, then mixed in a tahini spread, and added that to the salad.

In other words, this Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chickpea Salad Sandwich is a deconstructed hummus. I guess I watch too many cooking shows.

On TV I see Iron chefs and chefs at fancy restaurants deconstruct dishes all the time. So here’s my first experiment with the deconstruction of a recipe process.

I am happy with the results, but then I knew I would be since it is my favorite hummus in chickpea salad form. Talk about a fool-proof recipe!

Those are really the best kind – when you know you are about to make something you know will come out well, unlike the small stack of recipes that I need to tweak in one way or another.

Oh well, they can’t all come out great the first time around.

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Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chickpea Salad Sandwich

This chickpea salad sandwich is an easy healthy meal.

*This post was originally published June 26, 2015. I’ve updated the photos and and added a video since then.

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Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chickpea Salad Sandwich

This savory Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chickpea Salad Sandwich is an easy meal. If you like hummus, you'll love this!  

Course Main Course

Cuisine vegan, gluten free

Keyword sun-dried tomato and basil chickpea salad sandwich

Prep Time 8 minutes

Total Time 8 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 312 kcal

Author Willow Moon

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup basil
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 15 ounce can garbanzo beans chickpeas
• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic minced
• Salt
• 16 pieces basil or 8 pieces of lettuce (or both)
• 16 tomato slices
• 16 slices toasted gluten free bread or 4 tortillas

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Put basil, sun-dried tomatoes, and garbanzo beans in food processor. Pulse. You want a chunky consistency, but mixed enough so that it is spreadable on bread. Set aside.

2. In food processor, mix tahini, lemon juice, minced garlic, and salt until smooth and creamy.

3. Mix tahini spread with garbanzo bean mixture in a bowl. Spread on bread or tortilla and pile on sliced tomatoes, and lettuce.

Nutrition Facts

Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Amount Per Serving

Calories 312 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10g 15%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Cholesterol 12mg 4%

Sodium 405mg 17%

Potassium 461mg 13%

Total Carbohydrates 46g 15%

Dietary Fiber 6g 24%

Sugars 8g

Protein 8g 16%

Vitamin A 25.3%

Vitamin C 21.3%

Calcium 13.4%

Iron 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.