Chickpea Recipes: Mashed Chickpea Salad
Servings: 4 servings
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) (460 grams) chickpeas drained and rinsed
- ⅓ cup (80 grams) vegan mayo
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon nori sheet blended into flakes or finely chopped. You'll need 1 to 2 nori sheets.
- ½ medium red onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 1 handful fresh parsley or dill, chopped
- ½ lemon the juice
- 1 tablespoon pickles or capers, chopped
- 2 pinches salt or more to taste
- 2 twists black pepper
- Drain and rinse 2 cans (15 ounces each) chickpeas and transfer them into a container with shallow edges such as an oven dish.Mash them with a sturdy fork or potato masher.Tip: It's easier to mash the chickpeas in a container with low edges like an oven dish rather than in a bowl.
- Add ⅓ cup vegan mayo, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon mustard, and 1 tablespoon nori sheet (blended or finely chopped).Then add ½ medium red onion, 1 stalk celery, 1 handful fresh parsley, 1 tablespoon pickles (all chopped) and the juice of ½ lemon.Season with 2 pinches salt and 2 twists black pepper.
- Mix with a fork until all ingredients are well combined. Taste and adjust for salt.
- Serve in a sandwich, on toasted bread, on a baked potato, or eat as is as with a side of lettuce leaves as a salad.
Nutritional information is an estimate for 1 serving of vegan tuna out of 4 servings.
STORAGE & MAKE AHEAD
Make ahead: You can make vegan tuna up to 3 days ahead.
Refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for three days.
Freezer: We don’t recommend freezing, but if you do so, do it in a freezer-friendly container, then thaw in the refrigerator. Do not freeze multiple times.
NORI SHEETS?
Nori Sheets are added to give a sea flavor to the vegan tuna. If you don't have or don't like nori seaweed you can omit it.
The best way to add nori is to blend the sheets in a blender at full speed until the sheet turns into dust or flakes. You can store the leftover nori flakes into an airtight container for months, and use it sprinkled on salads or other meals.
