Fresh Herb White Bean and Avocado Sandwich
Fresh and fun, this white bean and avocado sandwich is the perfect simple lunch or dinner! With an herby white bean spread, avocado, honey mustard and sprouts, it’s packed with flavor. Dairy free and vegetarian with gluten free option.
Let’s talk about lunch, part two!
And how well I am doing about making lunches. Like not leftover lunches but actually thought about it and made something specifically for lunch.
Although if we’re being honest I was doing really well with this before I left for vacation. Since I returned my only thoughts have been holy-cow-how-do-I-have-this-many-emails-and-how-long-is-it-going-to-take-me-to-get-through-them!?
Don’t you wish there was a magical way to make all emails stop when you’re on vacation?
Someone get on this. Please? Pretty please?
About These White Bean Sandwiches
So in the midst of all my complaining about digging out of emails, I really should just stop and make these sandwiches again.
We ate them for probably about two weeks straight while I was testing and tweaking them to share with you. And they seriously never got old.
And the best part? You can just make the white bean spread and honey mustard ahead of time so all you really need to do is assemble a sandwich when you are ready to shove one in your face. That’s my kind of lunch.
Components In These Sandwiches
- White bean spread – Creamy, dreamy, full of fresh herbs.
- Honey mustard – With two kinds of mustard! And honey. Duh.
- Sliced avocado – Do I really need to say anything?
- Some other fun toppings – You can find the nitty gritty down in the recipe below.
- Bread – go for the good stuff. And something fun … like this marbled loaf.
Have I convinced you to make these yet?
Sandwich ♥ right there.
Additional Sandwich Recipes You Might Enjoy:
- Hummus, Veggie & Pesto Sandwich
- Grilled Greek Salad Pita Sandwiches
- Fresh Corn & Tomato Open-Faced Sandwich
- Arugula, Prosciutto & Goat Cheese Open-Faced Sandwich
- Chicken, Bacon & Mango Chutney Sandwich
- Thanksgiving Gobbler Sandwich
Did you make this recipe? Rate and review it down below! I’d love to hear from you.

Fresh Herb White Bean and Avocado Sandwich
Fresh and fun, this white bean and avocado sandwich is the perfect simple lunch or dinner! With an herby white bean spread, avocado, honey mustard and sprouts, it’s packed with flavor. Dairy free and vegetarian with gluten free option.
Ingredients
For the white bean spread:
- 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- about 1 tablespoon of water, if needed
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
- salt / pepper, to taste
For the honey mustard:
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 2 tablespoons honey
For the sandwiches:
- slices of your favorite bread, toasted*
- sliced fresh tomato
- thinly sliced red onion
- sliced avocado
- alfalfa sprouts
Instructions
To make the white bean spread:
- Add the beans, olive oil and garlic to the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. If it won’t smooth out, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it reaches a smooth consistency (I usually add 1 tablespoon).
- Add in the basil, chives and rosemary and pulse until combined. Taste and season with salt / pepper to your liking.
To make the honey mustard:
- Add both kinds of mustard and the honey to a small bowl. Mix until smooth.
To assemble:
- Smear the desired amount of white bean spread on one piece of the bread. Top with some sliced tomato, red onion, avocado and sprouts. Spread a little of the honey mustard on the second piece of bread. Place on top and serve!
Notes
*To keep this gluten free - use your favorite gluten free bread.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 5 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 159Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 292mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 4gSugar: 7gProtein: 6g
Nutrition data shown is an estimate provided by an online calculator and is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered a substitute for a medical professional’s advice. Nutrition info shown is ONLY for the white bean spread and honey mustard (as the rest will vary widely depending on your bread / toppings).
I would happily have this sandwich for my lunch it looks heavenly 🙂
Anddddd my quest for new and interesting lunches leads me to a huge discovery! This sandwich is right up my alley (hello, avocado for life) and I can’t wait to try that white bean spread! Pinning for sure. 🙂
Yes to avocados for life!
This sandwich looks delicious and the lighting in the pictures is so pretty. We ate at Parker and Otis a few years ago and I loved looking around at all the cooking stuff while we waited for our food!
Thanks Christin! It’s a fun place – we always take visitors there since there’s so much to look around at – such cute little gifts, cooking stuff, etc!
This is my kind of lunch! I’m so excited to see marbled bread because I really forgot that existed. I used to think it was chocolate and vanilla when I was a child 🙂 Anywho, I love this idea. Bean spreads are the bomb!
Ha! I used to think the same thing!
Catching up makes me sooooo unproductive!! I can’t help but feel bad for ‘wasting time’ since I’m literally just having to catch up…I’m not doing anything ‘new’ or getting ‘ahead’. Uggggh. This looks amazing!! I am especially loving the ‘marbled’ effect of the bread 🙂
Now THIS is a sandwich!!! Looks amazing. This summer when I was touring Europe, I tried to order a vegetarian sandwich a number of times wanting a sandwich just like this…but always ended up getting soggy bread, cheese and maybe some flavourless tomatoes. But this is the sandwich I was craving! Something with fresh veggies (particularly avocado), a great spread and some good bread. Cannot wait to make this!
Gorgeous creamy veggie sandwich. Sounds like my kind of heaven. Also, there would definitely be an email vacation stopper in the aforementioned heaven.
Yes and yes!
It sounds like you need a vacation from your vacation! E-mails are the worst sometimes, I didn’t even go on a vacation and I wish that all mine would just go away sometimes. I think I’ve finally come to terms with the fact that I will never get through all of them.
Sandwiches are the best and I could eat them all day everday! And they are so easy to make which makes me love them even more! I love your white bean spread and honey mustard 🙂
Ha! I always say that to my husband whenever we get home!
This looks like my kind of sandwich! I am getting so hungry right now!
Same! I hadn’t bought sprouts in the longest time … I forgot how much I love them on sandwiches!
LOVE a good lunch sandwich, and this one looks amazing! Would you mind sharing where you got those adorable toothpicks? I’m in love!
Of course! Target! In my store, they sell them over by the paper plates, cups, napkins – that section! But not like the fancy colored plates party section … the normal white paper plates!
That’s a dreamy sandwich <– and apparently I'm a weirdo that calls sandwiches dreamy, but I call `em like I see `em. Anything with sprouts + avocado that I can put on my favorite type of carb with a smear of tasty white bean spread is a total winner, and definitely qualifies as dreamy.
haha nope I totally understand. Sometimes I think people must think I’m strange for the way I talk about food! 🙂
I am so bad at serving something other than leftovers for lunch! Definitely need these sandwiches in my life!
I love a good bean spread, especially when it’s inside a veggie sandwich! And bean sprouts…such a nice crunch, it’s been so long since I’ve had those!
Yep. Dream sandwich right here. 😉 I need someone to come over to my house and make this sandwich for me for lunch today. DROOLING here! Love freshy-fresh sammies like this. 😀
Gah yes, I hate emails sometimes! I put off looking at my inbox for so long, even though I was only gone like 3 days last week, hah. But more importantly, this is the prettiest sandwich I’ve ever seen! I absolutely love that marble loaf. And all the different things you stuffed in it! Aaand I think I’ve been doing lunch wrong. Haha:)
haha I kept trying to ignore it when we were at the conference!! But that little nagging voice kept telling me not to! 🙂
Mucho mucho sandwich love!!
This sandwich looks too good to eat almost! Definitely loving the idea of a white bean spread, I have to try the recipe out. Thanks for sharing the great recipe and post.
I’m completely convinced that I need to make one of these right now! And I so wish you could just stop all of the emails while on vacation!
It would be the best! haha
What a glorious sandwich!! Love the marbled loaf and I will definitely make the white bean spread, it sounds so good. Thanks Ashley 🙂
Thanks Jo! We love the spread even as a dip for veggies, pita chips, etc!
I can’t believe how quickly email can pile up. Sometimes it just seems impossible to comb through them all. This delicious sandwich sounds like the perfect lunch. Love the bean spread. Sounds so tasty!
It’s amazing how many back up after just a week!!
Ooh, this would have been amazing for my lunch today! My lunches are always so boring so I’m definitely loving all these lunch options 🙂 I love the sound of the white bean spread with all those veggies. Eeks and good luck with catching up on everything:)
You didn’t have to convince me to make these- the pictures took care of that for you! Holy moly, they look amazing!!
And yes, sorting through emails is such a pain. I think they have an app to help with that problem but I can’t remember the name. Hope you get caught up soon!
I have made a white bean spread before for sandwiches and it was SO good! I am excited to try out your version 🙂
A wonderful sandwich, Ashley. I really love those alfalfa sprouts.
I hate that in order to get away, you’re in a frenzy to get ahead, and when you get back you’re behind. It makes you wonder…is the vacay worth it?! 🙂 At any rate, this sandwich would make me excited for lunch! I love white bean spread and honey mustard, but never thought about putting them together. It looks awfully pretty on that marble rye, too!
I think about that all the time around a vacation! I love unplugging but the craziness before and after it with work is just no fun!
If I make it to Durham – we are gonna have to meet at Parker and Otis for sure! But till then I need some alone time with that bean dip! It sounds wonderful and I could eat it sans bread – with just a spoon! 🙂
Yes! I’d happily roam around that store with you!
LOVE this. I want for lunch today! 🙂
Wow Ashley, I want to come to your house for Lunch. This looks fantastic. I agree I hate catching up on emails, most of its just, but you don’t want to take the chance and miss an important email.
Exactly! I don’t want to accidentally get rid of one I need!
Haha!! YES! Please someone make a magical way to stop emails when on vacation haha. I just got back from a three week vacation and have SO much catch up to do because I kind of turned off emails in the form of not answering any. This sandwich looks sooo good. I love that bread and all the fresh herbs you used!
haha oh my gosh three weeks! Yup, that’s worse than me! 🙂
Yes, there should totally be a magic email fairy who just stops all emails when you’re gone! Hopefully these sandwiches made you feel a little better, though. I love this creative combination! I never thought to make a white bean spread, so I’m definitely intrigued. Sounds delish!
This sandwich sounds great! I bet it would be nice in a wrap too. Great recipe!