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How To Make Chickpea Tuna Salad
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Craving tuna? You'll love this vegetarian Chickpea Tuna Salad recipe, a plant-based option featuring that same classic savory, tangy flavor!
Course
Main Dishes, Snacks
Cuisine
American
Diet
Diabetic, Gluten Free, Halal, Hindu, Kosher, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Lactose, Low Salt, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword
chickpea tuna, chickpea tuna salad, vegan tuna salad
Diet
Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Occasion
4th of July, Birthdays, Game Day
Time
15 minutes or less, 30 minutes or less, 45 minutes or less
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Total Time
5
minutes
mins
Servings
2
servings
Calories
259
Author
Sarah Bond
Ingredients
1
15-oz can
chickpeas
425 g
¼
cup
finely chopped red onion
about ¼ of a medium onion
¼
cup
finely chopped celery
about ½ a stalk
1
tsp
finely chopped capers
¼
cup
mayonnaise
can sub plant-based mayo, 50 g
1
tsp
dijon mustard
5 g
2
tsp
white vinegar
10 mL
Salt and pepper
to taste
Instructions
Smash
: Drain the can of chickpeas and roughly smash the chickpeas with a fork or your fingers.
Chop
: Finely chop the onion, celery, and capers.
Assemble
: Stir everything together, adding a pinch of salt and pepper as needed to suite your taste.
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Serve
this Chickpea Tuna Salad anywhere you would traditional tuna salad - on a sandwich, salad, with crackers, or in lettuce boats!
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
259
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
31.3
g
|
Protein:
7.9
g
|
Fat:
12.1
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1.7
g
|
Cholesterol:
8
mg
|
Sodium:
252
mg
|
Potassium:
294
mg
|
Fiber:
6.8
g
|
Sugar:
6.6
g
|
Calcium:
53
mg
|
Iron:
3
mg