Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Ingredients

• 1 x 19-oz (540 g) can chickpeas, drained & rinsed, drained well again
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• ¼ cup (60 ml) tahini
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• ¼ cup (60 ml) mayonnaise
• 1 tsp (5 ml) ground cumin
• ½ tsp (2.5 ml) paprika
• ½ tsp (2.5 ml) smoked paprika
• salt
• pepper
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• ¼ red onion, diced
• ½ cup (125 ml) diced dill pickles
• hot sauce, to taste
• 1 Tbsp. (15 ml) Dijon mustard
• 8 slices rye or whole grain bread, toasted & buttered
• Alfalfa sprouts or lettuce if you prefer
• 1 avocado, quartered and sliced
• sliced cucumber (optional)