Description
This smashed vegan chickpea tuna salad sandwich is a take on the classic tuna salad. Unlike traditional tuna salad/chickpea salad recipes, it's made without mayo!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup carrot sticks
- 1/2 small red onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Juice from 1/2 a small lemon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons hummus + 1-2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- Salt & pepper, to taste
To Serve as a Sandwich:
- 6 slices of sourdough bread
- 1 cup leafy greens or romaine lettuce
- 1 avocado
- 2 tablespoons hummus
- Broccoli sprouts
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mash chickpeas using the back of a fork or a potato masher until desired consistency is reached.
- Add carrots, red onion, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, hummus, water, paprika, salt, and pepper to the mashed chickpeas and mix until combined.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature. Serve as a hearty sandwich as seen here, or it can be served as is, with crackers, in a wrap, on bib lettuce, and more!
Notes
Chickpea salad can be meal prepped. Meal prep or leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Nutritional values are estimates for the chickpea salad only. Please see our full disclosure here. Choosing the right bread will add another ~10g of protein!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 Cup
- Calories: 184
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 411mg
- Fat: 2.4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 32.5g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: vegan tuna salad, mock tuna, chickpea tuna salad, chickpea salad, chickpea salad sandwich, vegan tuna salad no mayo