A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
The face and the daily hiccups… 😍 The face and the daily hiccups… 😍
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Recipe: Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich {A Week of Vegetarian Lunches}

June 4, 2012 · Narrative

Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Salad Sandwich
When I came home last Sunday with our monster-sized haul of fruits and vegetables, I thought it would be fun to do a week’s worth of vegetarian lunches.  I started the week off with this favorite tried-and-true recipe for Warm Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad, and a few roasted vegetable sandwiches, and when I saw this recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod recently on Pinterest, the Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Salad Sandwich, it was the perfect finish.

Truth be told, avocado and I are closerthanthis.  On any given day, we have several on our kitchen counter, in smattering degrees of ripeness.  My 9-year-old son, Nick, and I will have one or two with dinner, or I’ll have one in various sandwich incarnations.  He likes an avocado drizzled with a little bit of olive oil, hot sauce, and kosher salt.  I do too.  It’s an awesome way to bring out the full, buttery, creamy rich flavor of the avocado.

This Smashed Chickpea and Avocado Salad Sandwich became my lunch on Thursday.  I almost skipped the “shell the chickpea” step.  I mean, really, I can honestly say I have never thought of shelling chickpeas when I’ve used them before, but to try the dish in its original form the first time, I shelled.all.the.chickpeas.  Each and every one.  Man, super tedious work.  A task I should have put one of my little helpers to, but luckily for them, they were outside enjoying a few moments of (rare) sunshine.

The recipe is super simple to make.  Just a few ingredients.  Mix ’em all together.  Slap between your favorite toasted bread.  Dig in.  I did drizzle a little bit of hot sauce on it before closing up the bread.  Ok, perhaps more than a little bit, because this newest bottle doesn’t have the small hole and apparently I couldn’t control the flow as well as I thought I could.  But the end result?  Pure deliciousness.

A great, simple sandwich that you can enjoy without the guilt.  While my 9-year-old loves hummus and avocado, he doesn’t like chick peas in their originating form.  S’alright.  More for me.  His sister, Madeline, will, unfortunately for now, touch neither chickpeas nor avocado.

Want to try your own taste of this sandwich?  Grab the recipe right here.

Looking for more tasty sandwich ideas?  You can check out my Pinterest sandwich page over here.

Hungry for more avocado recipes?
Try this grilled cheese on for size that we dished up last week.
Or this favorite roasted vegetable sandwich that is a repeat go-to.
This salad from Joy the Baker.
Use your avocados to top this Black Burger.
These little Tomato, Avocado, and Hummus Pita Pizzas.
This recipe for Sriracha Avocado Deviled Eggs from The Perfect Pantry.
Delicious avocado fries from Dine & Dish.
An easy weeknight meal from Sarah’s Cucina Bella by way of an Avocado, Cilantro, and Lime Rice Bowl.

We currently have five avocados on the counter – would love to hear about YOUR favorite avocado recipe!

The winner from Friday’s “guess how much” contest was Terri.  My total was $60.31.  Nice job!  Please e-mail me at cate AT sweetnicks DOT com so I can get your cookbook sent off to you!

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Posted In: Narrative · Tagged: avocado, chickpeas, Dine & Dish, hummus, Joy the Baker, Pinterest, sandwiches, Sarah's Cucina Bella, The Perfect Pantry, Two Peas and Their Pod

Comments

  1. Joanne says

    June 5, 2012 at 6:39 am

    I think I have this recipe bookmarked and triple starred…make that quadruple starred now that you loved it also! I adore avocados paired with a fried egg and some melted cheese!

    Reply
  2. patsy says

    June 5, 2012 at 8:06 am

    I’ve got a couple of avocadoes on my counter as well… and they are planned to go with a scrambled eggs and tomatoes between a couple of slices of toasted bread… yummmmm!

    Reply
  3. Terri says

    June 5, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Wow…Awesome! I’ll email you my info shortly!

    Reply
  4. Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says

    June 6, 2012 at 9:08 am

    Avocados go with so many things and they’re so good for us.

    I love sandwiches and this one would make me happy.

    Reply

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A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
The face and the daily hiccups… 😍 The face and the daily hiccups… 😍

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