Smashed Chickpeas & Grilled Vegetable Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 Zucchini – Sliced Vertically
- 1 Red Bell Pepper – Sliced Vertically
- ½ Tomato – Sliced
- Olives – 8-10
- ½ Cup Tofu/Paneer – Scrambled
- Smashed Chickpeas – 3/4th Cup
- 2 Slices of Protein Bread/Multigrain Bread
Smashed Chickpeas
- 3/4th Cup Cooked Chickpeas
- 1 Garlic Clove – Chopped fine or Minced
- ½ Tsp Cumin Powder
- ½ Oregano
- 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1/4th Red Chilli/Smoked Paprika
- 1/4th Red Chilli/Smoked Paprika
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp olive in a heavy skillet – sauté the garlic until tender. Add the cooked chickpeas and all the spices.
- Sauté for 3-5 Mins until the chickpeas are well coated with spices -Add Lemon juice and get off flame.
- Transfer the chickpeas to a bowl and add the scrambled tofu/paneer -Smash the mixture using a masher leaving a few pieces whole.
- Coat the Zucchini and Bell Pepper with olive oil – Either Roast it on a grill/Oven or Heat them over flame on an iron griddle until the grill marks appear.
- To build the sandwich, Grill or toast the bread and lightly apply olive oil on one side – Layer the zucchini and Red Bell Pepper – Top it with the smashed chickpeas and garnish with olives.
- Serve it as an Open Face Sandwich or cover it with the bread and grill.
