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Chickpea Olive Salad Sandwich Recipe

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This creamy chickpea olive salad sandwich combines high protein chickpeas, briny olives, and vegetables in a hearty and satisfying lunch recipe. A delicious salt & briny plant-based snack.

Enjoy as a lunch, snack, or even as a dip for crudité.

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I have been doing a lot of cooking with pantry staples lately – and this was one recipe I came up with that was delicious, hearty, and made such a great lunch.  I love classic chickpea salad (see my recipe here!) but wanted to give this one a briny twist by adding 2 different types of olives.
 
I used Greek kalamata olives and also green olives with pimento (for a little extra color in the peppers).   This vegan chickpea olive salad sandwich made a fantastic lunch, I’d recommend this one for sure!

This Chickpea Olive Salad Sandwich Recipe Is:

  • Creamy
  • Hearty
  • Briny
  • Loaded with Flavor
  • Satisfying
  • Earthy
  • A No-Cook Recipe Ready in 5 minutes
  • Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, and SO yummy!
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One of the BEST Pantry Staple Lunch Recipes

This vegan chickpea olive salad recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal!  It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards.  You probably already have a lot of these ingredients on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious meals using a few staples you can rotate. 

I made a list of my Top 125 Plant-Based Pantry Staples that always keep on hand. And you can check out all my favorite pantry staple recipes.  By stocking up on whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!

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What’s In This Vegan Chickpea Olive Salad Sandwich?

See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

  • No Salt Added Chickpeas: chickpeas are one of my favorite pantry staple proteins! I’d recommend only using no salt added  canned chickpeas (I’d highly recommend a low sodium or no salt version), or you can make your own chickpeas from scratch in the Instant Pot.  Normal canned beans are loaded with sodium, which could make this dish too salty when the olives are added in.
  • Kalamata Olives: make sure they are pitted! I love the rich briny flavor of these herby kalamata olives, which have a purple hue and a really nice flavor. These Greek olives are fantastic for adding to salads, to dips, or just as a quick snack.
  • Green Olives with Pimento: classic green olives have a great color and delicious earthy flavor – I like using these green olive with pimento packs, which are great for recipes that need just a few olives.
  • Mayonnaise: I like to use this dairy free mayo to keep this recipe plant-based, but you can use whatever mayo that you would normally use in recipes. If you don’t normally like mayo, try a dairy free version… it’s creamy but still plant based.
  • Bell Pepper: If you don’t have fresh peppers, these sweet roasted red peppers are a great substitute! I love adding them to breakfast bakes, sandwiches or wraps, and soups.
  • Pepper
  • Bread, wrap, or bagel

A No-Cook Lunch Recipe That’s Perfect Anytime!

This no-cook vegan chickpea olive salad sandwich is a quick and simple recipe.  I love a good no-cook recipe for those days when I’m not feeling like standing around the stove, or for summer nights when it’s too hot to cook.

I have a whole collection of recipes that require zero cooking at all, check them out here!  This sandwich comes together in about 10 minutes, and doesn’t require the stove or microwave to make. Just use a few pantry staple ingredients and you have a tasty meal ready in no time.  And very little to clean up afterwards… an added bonus!

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How Do I Make This Olive Chickpea Salad Sandwich Recipe?

  1. In a bowl, add the canned chickpeas and both types of olives.  Mash with a fork until the chickpeas and olives become reduced into a paste.  Add the mayo, chopped red pepper, and the lemon juice and stir well to combine.  Add black pepper to taste.
  2. Toast a slice of bread or a bagel, and top with the chickpea salad.  Sprinkle fresh parsley, add sliced tomato, or pile on bean sprouts before enjoying.
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Chickpea Olive Salad

Kelly Jensen
This creamy chickpea olive salad sandwich combines high protein chickpeas, briny olives, and vegetables in a hearty and satisfying lunch recipe. Vegan, vegetarian, and dairy free!  Enjoy as a lunch, snack, or even as a dip for crudite.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Lunch, Salad, Sandwich
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Servings 4 servings
Calories 54 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 No-Salt-Added Chickpeas
  • 1/4 cup green olives chopped
  • 1/4 cup kalamata olives chopped
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise plant based
  • 1/4 cup roasted red peppers
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • Black Pepper
  • Bread wrap, or bagel

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, add the canned chickpeas and both types of olives.  Mash with a fork until the chickpeas and olives become reduced into a paste.  Add the mayo and the lemon juice and stir well to combine.  Add black pepper to taste.
  • Toast a slice of bread or a bagel, and top with the chickpea salad.  Sprinkle fresh parsley, add sliced tomato, or pile on bean sprouts before enjoying.

Nutrition

Calories: 54kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 405mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 117IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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