Happy Meatless Monday. It’s starting to feel a little like fall in the mornings/evenings and heats right up in afternoons to the 80’s! These poor GA trees don’t know when to change colors.
Today, I’m sharing my easy tuna-less salad! I discovered a recipe a few years ago and make it once a week using ingredients that I typically always keep in the refrigerator. These pictures may not look the most appetizing (I never thought any type of meat salad looked delicious anyway) but it’s SO GOOD!
Here’s what you need:
- 1 can of chickpeas
- vegan mayo (I use about 2 spoons), you can use regular mayo if you’re not vegan!
- relish (I use 1 spoonful)
- mustard (I use 1-2 spoonfuls of spicy mustard)
- salt + pepper (if desired)
- Crush the chickpeas in a blender, by hand with a “smasher” (similar to what you’d use to mash potatoes), or whatever food processor you have.
- Scoop chickpeas into a big bowl.
- Add mayo, mustard, relish, a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Mix it all up!
Done! Now you can make tuna-less sandwiches, add it to a salad, or top it on some crackers for a snack.
I’ve been a vegetarian for 16 years but I won’t try to convince you to cut meat out completely unless that’s what you want to do. However, I would love to challenge everyone to go meatless every Monday (check out a Meatless Monday initiative here that I discovered before becoming vegetarian) or try going meatless for one meal a week!
Have you ever tried going meatless for one day? What is your favorite meatless meal?
We go meatless once or twice a week mostly to save money here and there. But we are all big meat eaters at our house so it’s not something that we do a lot.
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I eat meat but I’m not big on tuna, so I’d probably want to try this instead! Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
I have never made a conscious effort to go meatless, but I think I could do it for a for a few days here or there. Great recipe!!
While I am not a tuna fan I am definitely a chickpea one – I might have to try this recipe out. Thanks!
I love this kind of salad. There’s a vegan place in Denver that makes a yummy version on the most amazing multigrain bread ….
I think they call It Chickpea Of The Sea Salad ;;-)
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I’m not vegan or vegetarian but I love when a few simple swaps can make a dish healthier and still delicious!
I make a very similar thing for lunch a few times a week. It’s a great veggie packed option
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While we’re pretty big meat eaters in our house, I do try to slip in a meatless meal at least once a week.
I think I have almost all of these ingredients!! Can’t wait to try this out! I love that it’s so easy to make!
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I try to go meatless once a week, but I have fallen off the wagon here in 2019. For protein, I usually eat a lot of tofu, beans, and dark leafy greens.
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