This chickpea avocado toast recipe is high in protein and ready in less than 10 minutes. It’s my go-to savoury breakfast or lunch.
Lately I’ve been trying to incorporate more protein into my meals, and this high protein chickpea avocado toast has been on repeat!
If you don’t really like chickpeas, but want to incorporate into your diet, this is a great introductory dish! When you mash avocado and chickpeas together, you won’t be able to tell the difference. I’ve seen many people do this with white beans, but chickpeas work very well too! You can also make it as smooth and creamy, or as textured and lumpy as you like.
Why chickpeas?
Chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans or kacang kuda in Malay) are a relatively inexpensive source of plant-based protein. They don’t really have a distinct flavour of their own, hence making them a very versatile ingredient. They also happen to be my favourite bean!
Read more about the health benefits of chickpeas here.
You might be familiar with chickpeas blended with tahini to make hummus, but it’s also great in vegan tuna mayo salad, and I’ve even added them to smoothies!
What’s in this high protein chickpea avocado toast
- avocado | make sure you use properly ripe ones because we’ll be doing a lot of mashing. to make the mashing easier.
- chickpeas | You can use chickpeas straight from the can (just drain and rinse) or prepare your own using dried chickpeas. Dried chickpeas take some prep work but they’re even cheaper than canned chickpeas. I have a full blog post on how to do this here.
- nutritional yeast | I like adding nutritional yeast to my avocado toast for extra vitamin B-12. It also has a savoury note to it. You can omit this if you want.
- lemon juice | A pretty common ingredient in avocado toast! The acidity helps prevent the avocado from browning, but lemon juice also gives it a bright flavour.
- chili flakes | For a little bit of heat.
- salt & black pepper
You can also serve this with lettuce, tomato slices, sprouts or any vegetable to make it a little more balanced nutrition-wise.
If you liked this High Protein Chickpea Avocado Toast recipe, here are more quick and easy breakfast recipes to try:
- Avocado Tahini Toast w/ Tofu Scramble
- Vegan Chickpea Tuna Mayo Salad
- Vegan Air-Fried Oats (TikTok Baked Oats Trend)
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Chickpea Smoothie
If you made this recipe, do leave a comment and rating below because I love hearing your feedback. Make sure to tag me on Instagram @eatwkriss so that I can see your recreations!
High Protein Chickpea Avocado Toast
Ingredients
- 1 avocado ripe
- ½ cup chickpeas cooked
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp chili flakes more to taste
- ½ tsp garlic powder more to taste
- squeeze of lemon juice
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 4 slices bread toasted
Instructions
- Mash avocado and chickpeas separately first, until you achieve your desired consistency.
- Season with nutritional yeast, chili flakes, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt and black pepper. Now mix everything until well incorporated.
- Serve with toast, crackers or any other carb of your choice.
