Apple Cranberry Vegan Chickpea Salad Sandwich

This vegan apple cranberry chickpea salad sandwich is easy to make and has 10 simple & healthy ingredients. A mayo free recipe perfect to use your favorite fall apples; you will want it for lunch everyday.

The crisp fall air has finally arrived and with the change of season comes the harvest of crispy & juicy – you guessed it, apples. I love having apples to snack on, especially my favorite Honeycrisp apples. In this chickpea salad sandwich recipe adding apples gives you a bit of crunch and sweetness – feel free to use your favorite apple variety. I used a Fuji apple and it turned out great! 

I was hesitant to ever try making a smashed chickpea salad before because I am not a fan of mayo, vegan or otherwise. But guess what –  you don’t need mayo, instead I used tahini to add just the right amount of creaminess. 

This recipe is great for lunches because you can quickly make the chickpea salad ahead of time and then throw together your sandwich when you are ready to eat. I hate to toot my own horn but this recipe is tasty! I made one for lunch the other day then went back for a second because I couldn’t get enough. It’s creamy, has a subtle sweetness from the apples & dried cranberries & a nice crunch from the celery. 

When you are ready to build your sandwich I say lay that smashed chickpea salad on thick, but that’s just me.  Get your favorite bread, I got some fresh baked wheat bread from the bakery; you could also put it in a wrap or large lettuce leaf wrap. Next you want some fresh leafy greens, like me you could use romaine, leaf lettuce or spinach would be good too. Add on any extra veggies if you want to get fancy, like tomatoes or carrots; or keep it simple with just the lettuce. If you are packing this to take with you to lunch make sure to pack the chickpea salad separate so your bread does not get soggy. 

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Vegan Apple Cranberry Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Course Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Vegan

Keyword Easy, oil free, Quick

Prep Time 10 minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 1 can chickpeas
• 1 medium apple
• 1 stalk celery
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup walnuts ,pecans or sunflower kernels
• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• leafy lettuce
• bread of choice

Instructions

1. Drain and rinse chickpeas. In a large bowl mash the chickpeas.

2. Chop apple & 1 stalk of celery. Roughly chop walnuts.

3. Add all ingredients to bowl and mix until everything is evenly coated.

4. Take your choices of bread, lay leafy lettuce, top with chickpea salad. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

• Store extra chickpea salad in a sealed container in refrigerator
• You can add salt & pepper to your liking
• Makes 4-6 sandwiches depending how much salad you use on each

For more fall flavors check out these recipes:
Vegan Pumpkin Bars
Fall Pasta Salad
Vegan Pumpkin Protein Shake

After you gobble down your apple cranberry vegan chickpea salad sandwich be sure to comment below with how yours turned out. Tag your photos @emilyhappyhealthy – I’d love to see them!