Smashed Chickpea Salad

Courtesy of Smitten Kitchen, once again. A delicious looking salad/sandwich filling. She, in turn, credits Tom Colicchio for the concept.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 2  tablespoons  pitted halved and very thinly sliced black olives
• 1  tablespoon  finely chopped red onion
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2  zest and  lemon, juice of
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  grinds black pepper
• 2  tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Mix everything but the olive oil in a small to midsize bowl. Very lightly smash the chickpea mixture with the back of a fork or a potato masher. You're not looking for a hummus-like puree but something closer to a coarse chop with a few smaller bits to hold it together. Add the glugs of olive oil, mix it lightly and enjoy.