Mashed Chickpea Salad (One-Bowl and Vegan)

This one-bowl, simple recipe is just like your tuna salad sandwich but a vegan version. I love to use this recipe for an easy lunch or meal prep. I’ll eat it on bread, in wraps, with crackers, or just on its own. It’s good, healthy, and filling.

Why you’ll love this Mashed Chickpea Salad:

• Simple to make
• Uses minimal dishes
• Vegan-friendly 
• Perfect for lunch or meal prep

Why are chickpeas so healthy?

Chickpeas are a great versatile legume to utilize in so many recipes. You can use them in stews, soups, salads, on their own, and even in baking. What’s so great about chickpeas is that they are filling, and also loaded with health benefits. They have a variety of vitamins and minerals, the protein and fiber helps keep you full (a 1oz serving contains 3 grams of protein), and that’s not all. Chickpeas also:

• Support blood sugar control
• Help benefit digestion
• Can protect you against certain chronic diseases

BONUS! They are inexpensive, and like I said, so easy to add to your diet.

How do you make vegan tuna salad?

This Mashed Chickpea Salad is a great alternative to tuna salad sandwiches. It’s also just as simple to make. Here’s how you do it:

• Add everything in a large mixing bowl 
• Combine using a pastry cutter or sharp tool that is easy for mashing 
• Mash just until half the mixture is chopped (you don’t want to make hummus)
• Place the salad into the fridge to set until your desired consistency
• Enjoy!

Want something fun to try with the salad? Check out my amazing garlic confit!

Other simple chickpea recipes you’ll love:

• Vegan Chickpea Flour Muffins
• Easy Fluffy Chickpea Scramble
• Vegan Chickpea Chocolate Sauce
• Spicy Vegetables and Chickpea Pasta

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This simple Mashed Chickpea Salad is a great alternative to tuna salad and goes great in a sandwich, in a wrap, with veggies or crackers, or on its own.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Vegan Meals

Cuisine American-Inspired

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• 1 400 ml can of chickpea strained, rinsed and dried
• 1 tbsp. dijon mustard
• 2 cloves of garlic pressed or finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion or 1 small shallot
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion
• handful fresh dill finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. vegan mayo
• 1/4 cup chopped pickle
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
• dash of red chili flakes
• ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS OPTIONAL
• 1 celery stalk finely chopped
• 3 tbsp. chopped pickled jalapeno peppers

Instructions

 

• For the salad, simply add everything to a large mixing bowl and combine using a pastry cutter or sharp tool that is easy for mashing. Mash just till half the mixture of choppy, you don’t want to make hummus. Place into the fridge to set once you’ve reached a tuna salad like consistency. 

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