Vegan smashed chickpea sandwiches with cucumber

Name: Vegan smashed chickpea sandwiches with cucumber
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 tins chickpeas, 400g tins, drained and rinsed; 3 tbsp vegan mayonnaise; 1 lemon, juice only; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; 6 slices wholemeal bread, vegan; 0.5 cucumber, thinly sliced; 30g rocket

Smashed chickpeas with lemon and vegan mayonnaise make a cool, creamy filling that needs no cooking.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.58 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

3 servings

Ingredients

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2tins chickpeas400g tins, drained and rinsed
3 tbspvegan mayonnaise
1lemonjuice only
1 tspground turmeric
2spring onionsfinely sliced
6slices wholemeal breadvegan
½cucumberthinly sliced
30 grocket

Method

1
Tip the chickpeas into a bowl and crush roughly with a potato masher or fork. Leave some whole for texture.
2
Stir in the vegan mayonnaise, lemon juice, turmeric and spring onions. Season with black pepper.
3
Lay the cucumber slices over 3 slices of bread.
4
Spoon the chickpea mix over the cucumber and scatter with rocket.
5
Top with the remaining bread, press down and cut in half. Keeps in the fridge for a day.

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