Jul 6, 2020 Recipe: Chickpea Egg Salad

chickpea egg salad

Enjoy this protein-packed recipe for lunch or dinner or make it part of your weekly meal prep rotation for an on-the-go lunch!

Ingredients

1 15 oz can of chickpeas
3 hardboiled egg whites
4 garlic cloves
3 Tbsps. of lemon juice
Pepper, Paprika and Oregano to taste

Optional Ingredients for Assembling Sandwich:

Whole grain bread
Pita bread
Tomatoes
Avocado
Spinach
Lettuce

Directions

  1. Boil eggs for approximately 10-12 minutes.
  2. Drain can of chickpeas.
  3. Place drained chickpeas in a deep bowl and mash with a spoon or place in a food processor. If using a food processor you can add other ingredients into the mixing bowl.
  4. Finely chop 4 garlic cloves.
  5. Place garlic, lemon juice and spices in the bowl with the mashed chickpeas and stir.
  6. Once the eggs have cooled peel remove the egg yolk, and roughly chop egg whites.
  7. Place chopped egg whites into the bowl with the mashed chickpeas and gently mix all ingredients together.
  8. Serve with bread or enjoy it by itself!

Serving information

4 servings (3 Tbsp/serving)

Nutrition information

Calories:151
Total Fat: 1.5 g
Saturated fat: 0.3 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 359 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 26.3 g
Dietary fiber: 5.3 g
Total sugars: 0.3 g
Protein: 8.4 g