Vegan Chickpea Tuna Salad
If you’re looking for a plant-based replacement for tuna salad, look no further! This healthy Vegan Chickpea Tuna Salad is a delicious alternative that tastes like the real thing.
This Ocean-Friendly Mock Tuna Salad uses vegan mayonnaise, grainy mustard, and sweet pickle relish for flavoring.
For my vegan friends or anyone who can’t eat real tuna, this is a delicious alternative to a real tuna salad. It’s also gluten free and dairy free.
This recipe takes me back to my childhood when this easy tuna salad was a lunchtime favorite.
As a serving suggestion, you can either wrap this Vegan Mock Tuna Salad in a tortilla, scoop it onto toast, or serve it plain or over crisp romaine. Or, go super traditional and make a vegan sandwich.
The celery and onion provide characteristic crunch, and the gently-smashed garbanzo beans give a nice texture.
Recipe Steps
You won’t believe how easy it is to throw together this vegan chickpea salad recipe.
- Gather your ingredients including garbanzo beans, vegan mayo, mustard, relish, onion, and celery
- Prep the ingredients including rinsing and draining the beans and chopping the onion and celery
- Toss all the ingredients together, using the back of a spoon to gently smash the garbanzo beans
- Serve chilled or at room temperature
More Easy Vegan Recipes You Might Like
- Coconut Lentil Curry
- Indian Yellow Rice
- Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
- Vegan Lentil Loaf
- Copycat Costco Quinoa Salad
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PrintVegan Chickpea Tuna Salad
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minutes
- Total Time: 11 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
If you’re looking for a plant-based replacement for tuna salad, look no further! This healthy Vegan Chickpea Tuna Salad is a delicious alternative that tastes like the real thing.
Ingredients
- 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 celery stalks, chopped
- 1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons pickle relish
- 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard
- 1/4 onion, chopped finely
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the garbanzo beans, celery, mayonnaise, relish, mustard, and onion.
- Stir to combine. Use the flat side of a fork to smash some of the beans.
- Serve over chopped romaine as a salad entrée, wrapped in a tortilla for a wrap, or on toasted bread for a sandwich.
Notes
- This salad will keep in the refrigerator in a tightly-sealed container for up to 5 days.
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: No-bake, easy
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: how to make a vegan tuna salad, mock tuna salad, vegan tuna salad recipe
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I love tuna salad! Thanks for this great recipe. 🙂
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This is one of my all-time favorite vegan recipes!
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Oh, chickpeas are a clever substitution! This looks delicious and refreshing.
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Love this vegan spin on the classic recipe. I’ll definitely have to give it a try this weekend, it looks delicious!
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Served this for dinner last night and it has quickly become a family favorite recipe! So easy and flavorful-yum!
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I love this salad! It looks so delicious! I love that it’s vegan and that you’ve used chickpea!
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I am definitely not going anywhere else – I’ve found the replacement I was looking for! I have some friends who would really love that, and I can’t wait to surprise them with this recipe now!
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This is the first recipe I’ve tried from your website and I love it! It has all of the great flavors from tuna salad without the overpowering smell of the tuna. I paired mine with chopped lettuce and it made a great lunch. This will probably be my go-to for a while because it is so tasty and easy to make. Thanks!
You’re so welcome, Beth! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe.