Smashed Chickpea Avocado Salad Sandwiches

[nverland]

Smashed Chickpea Avocado Salad Sandwiches
Prep Time 15 minutes Total Time 15 minutes Servings 3

Ingredients
US
1 ripe avocado
1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus more to taste
½ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas drained and rinsed
½ medium red bell pepper, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
¼ cup red onion, diced
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Black pepper, to taste
6 slices sandwich bread

Optional Toppings
Lettuce
Sliced tomato
Sliced onion

Metric
1 ripe avocado
14.79 ml lemon juice, plus more to taste
3 g salt, plus more to taste
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas drained and rinsed
1/2 medium red bell pepper, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
40 g red onion, diced
0.8 g fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Black pepper, to taste
6 slices sandwich bread

Optional Toppings
Lettuce
Sliced tomato
Sliced onion

Instructions

Place the avocado into a large mixing bowl and mash it with a fork or potato masher until creamy. Stir in the lemon juice and salt.
Add the chickpeas and lightly mash them, keeping a bit of texture.
Stir in the pepper, carrot, red onion and cilantro.
Taste-test the mixture and season it with additional salt and/or lemon juice if desired, and black pepper to taste.
Divide the mixture among three sandwiches, topping each with lettuce, tomato, onion, or toppings of choice.