The beloved tuna sandwich. When people turn vegetarian, they miss their tuna sandwiches! My recipe for Chickpea No Tuna Salad is a cheaper, healthier, tastier, plant-based version of traditional tuna salad that can be eaten on toast, over a salad, or in a wrap.
Tara’s Tips for Perfect Chickpea No Tuna Salad
Chickpeas
- Chickpeas are another one of those beans that I can’t say enough great things about: 12g protein per serving, a low glycemic index so they keep you fuller longer, slower to digest, and 35g of fiber. The best part? They smush down quite easily and somehow, in wonderfully weird way, the smushed version resembles tuna.Β Don’t ask how because I really don’t know, you will have to try it and see for yourself!
Avocado
- Add one avocado to your can of drained chickpeas, some celery, scallions, salt, pepper and you are set! Just like the chickpeas replace the tuna in this chickpea no tuna salad, the avocado replaces the mayonnaise.
Serving suggestions
- Put this Chick Pea No Tuna Salad on top of lettuce or a bed of veggies, eat it with crackers, make a sandwich out of it, pile it into a hollowed pepper, or cucumber, or tomato or even on toast with your favorite vegan or dairy cheese! Doesn’t matter how you eat it, you will love it!
Love Chickpeas? Me Too!
Try one of my other favorite chickpea recipes:
Buffalo Chickpea Veggie Burgers
Instant Pot Chickpea Seitan Nuggets
Healthy Buffalo Chickpea Salad (No Mayo!)
Creamy Vegan Chickpea Tomato Sauce
Healthy Peanut Butter Chickpea Muffins
Healthy Vegan Chickpea Blondies
Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan + Grain-Free)
Chickpea No Tuna Salad
Easy, satisfying, perfect for lunch, brunch, or a snack. This chickpea no-tuna salad is cheaper, healthier, and is a plant-based alternative to the classic tuna sandwich.
Ingredients
- 1 can or 2 cups of garbanzo beans (rinsed + drained)
- 1 avocado (peeled + cored + diced)
- 1/2 cup scallion (chopped small)
- 1 celery stalk (diced)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt (more to taste)
- 1/4 tsp black pepper (more to taste)
Directions
- Step 1 Roughly mash chickpeas with a fork until desired consistency is achieved.
- Step 2 Add avocado and mash avocado into the chickpeas until combined.
- Step 3 Fold in remaining ingredients and stir until fully combined. Adjust salt + pepper to taste.
- Step 4 Serving options: on a sandwich, wrap, over salad greens, on crackers, inside of a hollowed pepper, cucumber, or tomato. Could be enjoyed as is too!
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