Recipe Review

It's been awhile since I've done a restaurant review. I guess that means we haven't been eating out much or at least not at any place interesting. We've been cooking more. The weather is cooler so heating up the RV is an advantage rather than a discouragement. Plus, we need decent food to take with us to work since there's not time to go out.

I did an internet search for lunch ideas and found this recipe. Seems healthy, high protein and it's easy to have all the ingredients on hand. This is from The Simple Veganista. Lots of good recipes there so check it out. 

Mashed Chickpea Salad

Ingredients

• 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup celery, sliced 
• 1/2 cup carrots, diced
• 1/4 - 1/3 cup scallions, sliced 
• 1/4 cup or so hummus or tahini (any vegan mayo works too)*
• 1 - 2 tablespoons mustard (stoneground or dijon)
• sea salt & cracked pepper, to taste
• dash of garlic powder
• juice of 1 lemon, optional
• small handful pepitos (pumpkin seeds), optional
• paprika/smoked paprika, garnish

Drain and rinse your chickpeas, place in medium size bowl and roughly mash with a fork, potato masher or pastry blender. Add the remaining ingredients and combine. Add more hummus if you like it creamier and taste for seasoning.

Serve however you like...make a sandwich, serve on a bed of leafy greens or scoop up with crackers or sliced vegetables like cucumbers, bell peppers, celery sticks, etc. 

Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to a week.

Notes:

If you find your hummus is a bit thick, thin it out with a tablespoon or two of water. This will make for a perfect consistency to use as a binder without being overly thick and/or drying as well. 

 

*** This was very tasty and I'll definitely make it again. We didn't have Dijon mustard so I used regular yellow mustard and probably used a bit too much (measuring spoons are for babies), so I added more hummus to balance it out. We ate it on crackers or straight from the container, but it would also make a good sandwich, maybe with some avocado or tomato.