Chickpea "Tuna" Salad

  • Minutes to Prepare:
  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans)* - drained2 stalks of celery - chopped½ small onion - diced (or 2-3 scallions sliced)½ bell pepper (any color) - chopped2 T - Dijon mustard2 T - Tahini (sesame seed paste)1 T lime juice (optional)1 tsp - apple cider vinegar1 tsp - Braggs Aminos1/8 - 1/4 tsp - ground thymesea salt to taste*to reduce the sodium of this recipe - use dried chickpeasSome recipes I have seen include mayonnaise but this is great just as it is. However - if you want a more traditional tuna salad try adding it! Adjust the amounts of the ingredients to suit your taste.
Directions
Mash chickpeas using a fork in large bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix.

Serve just as you would tuna salad.

Serving Size: Makes 8 1/4 cup servings (or 4 1/2 cup servings)

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ZELLAD.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 101.3
  • Total Fat: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 284.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 14.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 3.9 g

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