Healthy Vegan Chickpea Tuna Salad
This healthy vegan chickpea tuna salad is creamy with a delightful crunch and serves as an excellent vegan alternative to traditional tuna for sandwiches and crackers! It's ideal for a light dinner, snack, or even breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 can chickpeas 15-ounce can, or 1 ½ cup fresh cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- ½ red onion diced
- ½ cup dill pickles diced
- ⅓ cup celery thinly chopped
- ¼ cup parsley chopped
- 2 cloves garlic pressed
- 3 tbsp whole sesame tahini
- ½ lime juiced
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp date syrup
- ½ tsp Himalayan salt
- 3 tbsp water
Instructions
- Place the chickpeas in a food processor and pulse for a minute until roughly chopped. If you don't have a food processor simply mash them with a fork or potato masher.
- Put the roughly chopped chickpeas, diced red onion, celery, pickles, parsley, and garlic in a medium bowl.
- In a small bowl mix the tahini, lime juice, Dijon mustard, date syrup, salt, and water. Whisk to combine.
- Add the tahini sauce to the other ingredients and stir well.
- Serve over toasted bread. Top it with desired toppings such as romaine lettuce, tomato slices, and cucumbers. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can also serve it with crackers or make a delicious burrito with it.
- Another option is to skip the bread and make lettuce wraps.
Nutrition
Serving: 1PortionCalories: 249kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 11gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 259mgFiber: 8gSugar: 7g