Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Yield: 4 sandwiches

A hearty, high protein, veggie-packed salad that’s delicious in a sandwich or with crackers. Black salt is the secret for that authentic “egg-y” flavor.

1 cup cooked red lentils
1 cup chickpeas, canned (drained)
1 celery rib, finely chopped
1 carrot, grated
1/4 red or green bell pepper, finely chopped (optional)
2–3 green onions, finely chopped
1 medium pickle, finely chopped
3 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
3–4 tbsp vegan mayo (I use 4) (or sub for hummus)
2–3 tbsp nutritional yeast (I use 3)
1/4 tsp black salt
black pepper, to taste
LENTIL + CHICKPEA SALAD SANDWICH
2 slices of sprouted, whole grain, or gluten free bread
1/3–1/2 cup of lentil + chickpea salad
1–2 leaves of lettuce (butter, romaine, spinach, or iceberg)

1 cup cooked red lentils 1 cup chickpeas, canned (drained) 1 celery rib, finely chopped 1 carrot, grated 1/4 red or green bell pepper, finely chopped (optional) 2 –3 green onions, finely chopped 1 medium pickle, finely chopped 3 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped 1/2 tbsp lemon juice 3 –4 tbsp vegan mayo (I use 4) (or sub for hummus) 2 –3 tbsp nutritional yeast (I use 3) 1/4 tsp black salt 2 slices of sprouted, whole grain, or gluten free bread 1/3 –1/2 cup of lentil + chickpea salad 1 –2 leaves of lettuce (butter, romaine, spinach, or iceberg)

Wash, chop and prepare all ingredients. Make sure the vegetables are chopped nice and fine. Feel free to use the chop/slice function on your food processor.
Lightly mash chickpeas with a fork. Add the lentils, finely chopped vegetables, mayo, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, black salt, and pepper. Mix thoroughly with a fork.
Blend 1/3-1/2 of the mixture with an immersion blender (or use the pulse function on your food processor). Mix thoroughly with a fork to even out the texture.
Optional: Chill for 3+ hours before serving.
Scoop 1/3-1/2 cup of Lentil + Chickpea Salad on one slice of bread and lay 2 leaves of lettuce on the other slice of bread. Close the sandwich, slice diagonally and enjoy!
Notes
Serve this salad with crackers for a quick healthy snack.
Approx. 1/2 cup dry red lentils (split) = 1 cup cooked. Rinse ½ cup dry red lentils (split). Add the lentils and 1 cup of unsalted water to a small-medium sized saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 5-10 minutes (until lentils are just tender.)