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Creamy chickpea cucumber sandwich

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  • 1 jar cooked chickpeas
Drain the jar of chickpeas into a colander, rinse under water, shake off the excess and transfer to a large bowl.
Mash the chickpeas with a potato masher or large fork until semi mashed, leaving small chunks.
  • 150 g plain Greek yogurt
  • 15 g Dijon mustard
  • 130 g chopped English cucumber
  • 50 g chopped red onion
  • 35 g chopped dill pickles
  • 2 cloves garlic
Add the Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, cucumber, red onion, dill pickles, grated garlic, chives and lemon juice.
  • 6 g chopped chives
  • 15 ml fresh lemon juice
  • sea salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper
Season with sea salt and a generous portion of black pepper and mix until well combined; add more Greek yogurt if the mixture is not creamy enough.
  • 2 slices sandwich bread
Lightly toast the slices of sandwich bread so the bread does not go mushy under the chickpea mixture.
Spread the chickpea mixture over a slice of toast and top with a second slice.
Toasting the bread and assembling