Chickpea ‘Tuna’ Melt

This is one of our favourite lunchtime meals. We use mashed chickpeas to create a similar texture to tuna and then we throw in classic ingredients like dill, sweetcorn and mayonnaise

Ingredients

-1 sandwiches+

Metric

Method

1. 1

   Put the chickpeas into a mixing bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher until they have broken down.

   
2. 2

   Add the spring onion, dill and gherkins to the bowl, along with the sweetcorn, vegan mayonnaise, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and generous pinches of salt and pepper. Stir until fully combined.

   
3. 3

   To make one sandwich, spread vegan margarine across both sides of 2 slices of bread. Then evenly spoon 2 heaped tablespoons of the chickpea ‘tuna’ mix on to one slice. Add a few slices of tomato. Finally, top with 3 slices of vegan cheese, then close the sandwich with the second slice of bread. Repeat for the remaining sandwich.

   
4. 4

   Heat a frying pan over a medium heat. As soon as the pan is hot, add the first sandwich to the pan, chickpea ‘tuna’ side down, and weigh it down with a heavy skillet or a frying pan with a tin on top. Fry for 4–5 minutes, then  carefully flip and repeat until the cheese has melted.

   
5. 5

   Remove the sandwich from the frying pan, slice in half and add the next sandwich to the frying pan. Repeat step 4, then tuck in!