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Chickpea and Seeds Sandwich

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Turn soaked sunflower seeds into a creamy dressing for smashed chickpeas with onions, celery, capers, and dill, then stuff into pita pockets for an easy, delicious vegan sandwich.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    20 minutes plus soaking time for seeds

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

For the salad:

½ cup raw sunflower seeds, soaked in boiling water for 30 minutes or in room temperature water overnight, drained and rinsed
3 tablespoons tahini
1 tablespoon liquid aminos
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup canned no salt added chickpeas, rinsed and drained
¼ cup of each of chopped red onion and celery (half a small red onion and 1 large stalk of celery)
1 tablespoon capers, drained and chopped (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or fennel fronds
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

To assemble:

4 medium 100% whole-wheat pita breads
Optional garnishes: sliced red onion, cucumber, tomato, avocado, and lettuce

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Pulse sunflower seeds, tahini, liquid aminos, mustard, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice in a food processor to a coarse paste.

    Step 2

    Mash chickpeas with a potato masher or fork in a mixing bowl, then mix with the red onion, celery, capers, if using, and dill; add the sunflower seed mixture and stir lightly to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

    Step 3

    Cut pita breads in half and fill each with 3 tablespoons of the salad mixture, adding some greens, onion slices, tomatoes, and any other desired garnishes. Serve immediately or wrap with parchment paper for later.

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From The 30-Day Alzheimer's Solution: The Definitive Food and Lifestyle Guide to Preventing Cognitive Decline © 2021 by Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD, and Ayesha Sherzai, MD. Reprinted with permission by Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins, Amazon, or Bookshop.
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