Chickpea Cracker Spread & Sandwich Filling

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 15 ounces chickpeas, drained (equivalent to 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas)
• 1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano (can use fresh)
• 1/8 cup greek yogurt
• 1/2 tablespoon grapeseed oil or 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced

Recipe

• 1 coarsely mash the drained chickpeas into a bowl. you want about 1/4 of it mashed at this point.
• 2 add all of the remaining ingredients except the celery
• 3 give a quick stir and continue mashing about 5 more times. stir again and mash a few more times. stir again. we're not making hummus here so make sure there are chunks of chickpeas remaining. stir in the celery.
• 4 for tastiest results, cover and let it sit in the fridge overnight.
• 5 you can use it as is to spread on a sandwich, burger, crackers, on top of a salad, or whatever else you can think of. this is a very versatile and forgiving recipe so use whatever spices you want. you can use this recipe as a guideline and let your imagination take over.