Chickpea Sandwich Filling

Description

Love chicken salad or tuna salad in your wraps?  Try this smashed chickpea version.  Chickpeas are a great source of protein and fibre.  Boost your intake of veggies by adding grated carrots and broccoli to the mix.  Grated zucchini would also work well!

Ingredients

19 fluid ounces
can of chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
1
celery stalk (chopped)
1
sweet onion (chopped)
1⁄4
head of broccoli (grated)
1
carrot (grated)
1 tablespoon
mayonnaise
1 tablespoon
lemon juice
1 tablespoon
fresh dill (or 1 tsp dried)
 
salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Pour the drained and rinsed chickpeas into a bowl and mash with a fork.

Mix in the chopped and grated veggies, lemon juice, mayonnaise, dill, salt and pepper.

Add this filling to wraps or whole wheat pita pockets with fresh, crunchy lettuce.

Notes

We created these smashed chickpea wraps for our Healthy Kids Community Challenge video series with Michelle Ferreri.