Description
Enjoy a delightful and flavorful Blistered Shishito Pepper Chickpea Salad Sandwich that offers a perfect blend of textures and tastes. This vegetarian and vegan-friendly sandwich is easy to make and makes a satisfying meal any time of day.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Salad:
- 1 cup shishito peppers
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or vegan mayo
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 small celery stalk, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
For Serving:
- 8 slices bread of choice
- Lettuce leaves
Instructions
- Heat Skillet: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Blister Peppers: Add shishito peppers and cook for 3–4 minutes until blistered and slightly charred. Remove stems, chop peppers.
- Prepare Salad: In a bowl, mash chickpeas. Add mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, celery, parsley, paprika, and peppers. Season with salt and pepper.
- Assemble Sandwiches: Toast bread, then fill with lettuce and chickpea salad. Serve.
Notes
- For extra flavor, consider roasting the shishito peppers under a broiler.
- This salad can be enjoyed as a wrap or served over mixed greens as well.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Sandwich
- Method: Sautéing, Assembling
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
