Cucumber And Cress Toasts With Horseradish Chickpea 'Aioli'

Hello, delicious vegan snack.

By Becca MillerPublished: Oct 14, 2023

cucumber and cress toasts with horseradish

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Aquafaba, the brine that chickpeas are packed in, is a wonder. It whips up like meringue and adds oomph when whisked into a vegan aioli.

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Yields:: 1 - 4
Total Time:: 15 mins
Cal/Serv:: 252

Ingredients

Toasts

6 tbsp.
“Aioli” (recipe follows)
2 tsp.
prepared horseradish, squeezed of excess moisture
4
slices whole-grain bread, toasted
2
Persian cucumbers, shaved into ribbons or sliced on a bias
4
radishes, thinly sliced
1/2 c.
baby watercress or radish microgreens
2 tbsp.
sunflower seeds

“Aioli”

1/4 c.
aquafaba (liquid from can of low-sodium chickpeas)
1 tbsp.
white wine vinegar
1 tsp.
fresh lemon juice
1 tsp.
Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp.
honey
1
clove garlic, grated
Kosher salt
1 c.
canola oil

Directions

Toasts
1. Step 1In small bowl, stir together aioli and horseradish; spread 11/2 Tbsp on each slice of toast.
2. Step 2Top toasts with cucumbers, radishes, and cress, then sprinkle with sunflower seeds.
“Aioli”
1. Step 1In tall liquid measuring cup, combine aquafaba, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, honey, garlic, and ¼ tsp salt. Using immersion blender, blend until smooth. With machine running, slowly drizzle in oil and blend until thick and creamy.

Per serving: About 252 cal, 20.5 g fat (1.5 g sat), 0 mg chol, 159 mg sodium, 14 g carb, 3 g fiber, 3 g sugar (0 g added sugar), 5 g pro

For “Aioli”: Per Tbsp: About 101 cal, 11 g fat (1 g sat), 0 mg chol, 30 mg sodium, 0 g carb,
0 g fiber, 0 g sugar (0 g added sugar), 0 g pro

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2023 issue of Women's Health.

Becca Miller

Associate Editor

Becca Miller (she/her) has been working in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen since 2018, where she researches and writes about tasty recipes, food trends and top cooking tools. She graduated from NYU with a liberal arts degree focusing on creative writing. She makes killer scrambled eggs, enjoys a glass of un-oaked chardonnay and takes pride in her love of reality television.

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