These Greek Chickpea Salad Sandwiches are one of those meals that you make once and realize how easy and delicious they are that you can’t fathom why you have never made them before. Seriously, they are so easy and delicious!
Now, you all know that Mexican food is pretty much my favorite food ever, but next to Mexican food is definitely Greek food. I love hummus, kalamata olives, and pretty much everything in between, especially the wine! Greek food is so great because it is always light, refreshing, and really flavorful. Whenever we go to our favorite Greek restaurant I always order a salad that is pretty much as big as my head and I manage to eat the entire thing without feeling completely gigantic afterwards.
The main binder in these chickpea salad sandwiches is tahini, which is pretty much liquid gold in my book. One of my favorite things to eat is a big bowl of roasted vegetables, quinoa, and a huge drizzle of tahini over top. It has a such a great nutty flavor while also adding a delicious creamy texture. If you ever make a dish and wonder what it might be missing, a big drizzle of tahini might just be the thing! I am pretty confident when i say that these chickpea salad sandwiches will soon be your new best lunch buddy 🙂
Greek Chickpea Salad Sandwiches {vegan}
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked chickpeas
- 7 tablespoons tahini, a little less than 1/2 cup
- 1/2 heaping cup chopped cucumber
- 1/3 cup chopped kalamata olives
- 3 tablespoons chopped red onion
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 cup chopped artichoke hearts
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup chopped red pepper or roasted red pepper
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- Bread, gluten free if necessary
- Optional toppings: lettuce, tomato, sprouts, pickles
Instructions
- Place chickpeas into a large bowl and mash with a potato masher until most chickpeas are mashed. It is ok to leave a few chunks.
- Add all remaining ingredients to the bowl and mix until everything is combined. Pile chickpea salad on bread and top with your favorite sandwich toppings.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Category: Sandwich, Gluten Free, Vegan
I love chickpeas and really love how you created a salad sandwich with them. This is just awesome!
Toodles,
Tammy<3
Thank you, Tammy! It is so good! 🙂
I could eat Greek food all day every day! Love those fresh flavors. And these sandwiches…a total mouth-ful but in the BEST WAY.
I so could too, Joanne!
I love my Greek food, and this chickpea salad is such a great idea! I definitely to try this!
Me too, Marcie!! I hope you enjoy it 🙂
I love chickpea sandwiches, Izzy. Definitely looking forward to trying your version. Love all the fresh crunchy veggies in this too!
Thanks Geraldine! I always need a little crunch in whatever I am eating 🙂
Oh wow, this is so unique, Izzy! I’m a big fan of chickpeas so I’ve got to try it. What a fantastic meatless sandwich!
Thanks Leah! It really is a great filling sandwich without using any meat!
These chickpea sandwiches look so fresh and flavorful! I love all the flavors in here! Your photos are so bright and cheerful which is definitely getting me geared up for the warmer spring weather 🙂
Thanks Kelly! I hope you get some warm spring weather soon 🙂 It is almost getting a little too hot here!
I can’t even believe how good this sandwich looks. SERIOUSLY seriously good.
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Thank you, Olivia!! 🙂
This chickpea salad looks incredible, Izzy! I’ve wanted to try something like this for such a long time! I saw a recipe on pinterest kind of similar to this, and it’s been on my bucket list ever since. I love the flavors you added in here, sounds perfect!
This looks amazing! I love how the binder for this is tahini! It truly is like liquid gold! Yum!
Yes, yes, Izzy! Mexican and Greek! Love them both, but like you, Mexican is at the top, oh, next to pizza and then… oh, it’s all good! Love this sandwich, Izzy! From the flavors to the ease of it’s prep. This would be fabulous on a picnic, too… it’s that time! Have a beautiful and restful weekend, Izzy!
I love chickpeas so much! What a great way to use them and I love how fresh this sandwich looks too!
Love all of the flavors! What a great vegetarian meal!
I need to try this! I absolutely love Greek flavours, and love love chickpeas, so I love the looks of this sandwich, Izzy!
These photos are insanely gorgeous! We have an amazing Greek restaurant close by here, and it’s totally sold me on Greek food! Love this 🙂
This sounds like a great combination, I love this chickpea salad Izzy! And the pictures make it even more delicious ! Pinned!
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These sandwhiches look SOOO good! I love greek food and especially the kalamata olives! I was stoked to find absolutely zero mayo in this salad! Pinned!
Oh I neeeeeed this sandwich!! I love the flavors of Greek food!
What kind of bread is that? Looks delicious I’ll have to try it!
Hi Taylor! I used udis gluten free sandwich bread for these. I hope you like them!! 🙂
Ohhh yes!! I have had chick pea salad sandwiches, but never a Greek version! This sounds so good, perfect for a hot day!
I’m seeing some of these sandwiches in my lunch future! I think I might be tempted to add some feta, too, but then obviously they wouldn’t be vegan any more.
I have a huuuuge pot of tahini in my cupboard that I brought back from Greece that I keep meaning to do something with – I could definitely start with this!
This sandwich looks heavenly! I love them all, but mine are so simple compared to this one 🙂
I have some dried chickpeas soaking in the kitchen right now and can’t wait to try this recipe! I’m sure it would make such a delicious chickpea salad over lettuce as well!! YUM! Pinned 🙂
I love the idea of chickpea salad sandwiches!! So much better than tuna or egg salad! Chickpeas are so versatile, you could do all kinds of flavor combos. I’m partial to Greek flavors, so this one sounds especially great!
Love love love this sandwich! Pinned to make! 🙂 Gorgeous photos!!
This looks very yumm… However, I’m not crazy about olives; black olives are fine w/some things. So, are the olives a make it or break it, on the flavor?
Thank you! You can definitely leave out the olives and it will be just as good! You might need to add a little more salt though because the olives do add some salt to the chickpea salad. I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Dear Isadora, These chickpea sandwiches sound so wonderful. This is right up my alley…just what I love best. xo, Catherine
You had me at chickpea – I can’t wait to try this! Looks so tasty.
Haha, I love them so much too! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
This looks like my ideal sandwich! I’m just discovering “salad” sandwiches that are completely plant-based and can’t wait to try yours. Greek flavors are my fave!
This was the first time I had ever made a sandwich with chickpeas and it is now one of my favorites!! I hope you love this one 🙂
This looks delicious, I am going to make this for dinner tonight, as we are all eager for lighter eating these days! I am in the process of converting myself and my girls to a mostly vegan diet… but it is along road. My oldest, whom is 14…has recently decided she wants to be a vegetarian and work her way toward vegan. I honestly would love to do the same, but struggle finding recipes with enough flavor to substitute for other dishes. I also want to make sure we are being healthy, and receiving the nutrients we need. So, what would be your go to cross over recipes, for those whom have been raised meat eaters for a few decades? Keep in mind I have to please a five year old and a very skeptical husband!
Hi Tiffany! Yah! I hope you and your family enjoys them! It can definitely be hard to migrate to a full vegetarian diet and I imagine even harder to go vegan! I do still eat dairy every once in a while, but try not to eat it too much. Pasta is a favorite at our house and I like to bulk it up by adding lots of fresh vegetables. I also cook with a lot of whole grains and beans so that the food is still filling even though there isn’t any meat. And my favorite secret to flavorful vegetarian dishes is to add lots of spices and fresh herbs! They give so much flavor!
We had these tonight and they were DELICIOUS!!! It was definitely a bonus that they are healthy, and look gorgeous on the plate! This will become a classic for my family, fresh, bright, and yummy! Thanks again for sharing!
Do you have nutritional information for this recipe? Thanks so much 🙂
Hi Lauren, I don’t currently have the info but I will try to get it up soon. Stay tuned 🙂
Can’t get artichoke hearts, and I hate olives and black salt.
I have the rest in and am raring to go with some nice bread so what do you think? Go as is or add a little something else?
I think it would be great to just go as is! No need to substitute 🙂
Hi! This looks so good. I was just wondering, if I made this and wanted to take it to work for lunch, how many days would the salad last? Thanks for sharing 🙂
I would say 4-5 max 🙂