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Chickpea Tuna

Chickpea Tuna

A plant-based take on tuna salad that actually holds up — creamy, tangy, and satisfying enough to fool the skeptics at your table. Great for sandwiches, wraps, or scooped straight onto crackers.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main
Calories: 162

Ingredients
  

  • 1/8 medium raw onion roughly chopped
  • 1 whole dill pickle roughly chopped
  • 1 stalk celery roughly chopped
  • 1 can chickpeas (15 oz) drained, liquid reserved
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons mayo vegan or regular, to taste
  • fresh or dried dill to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Vitamix (any container)

Method
 

  1. Drop the onion, pickle, and celery into your Vitamix through the lid plug hole. Pulse a few times on Variable 1–2 until roughly chopped — you want texture, not mush. Transfer to a medium bowl.
  2. Add a splash of reserved chickpea liquid to the Vitamix. Turn it on Variable 2, then drop the drained chickpeas in through the lid plug hole one small handful at a time. Run for just a few seconds — you're going for a flaky, chunky texture, not hummus. Transfer to the bowl with the vegetables.
  3. Add the Dijon, mayo, dill, salt, and pepper. Fold everything together gently until combined. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve on bread, in a wrap, or with crackers.

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcalCarbohydrates: 20.3gProtein: 6.8gFat: 6.2gSaturated Fat: 0.8gCholesterol: 2.5mgSodium: 480mgPotassium: 245mgFiber: 5.2gSugar: 3.1gVitamin A: 1.2IUVitamin C: 3.4mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1.8mg

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Notes

Lenny & Shalva's note: The Vitamix does the chopping and the flaking here — no knife work needed beyond a rough break-up of the onion and pickle before dropping them in. The key with the chickpeas is speed and restraint: Variable 2, drop them in while it's running, and stop early. A few extra seconds takes you from flaky to paste. Keeps well in the fridge for 3–4 days. If it tightens up, stir in a tiny splash of chickpea liquid or a little more mayo to loosen it.

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