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Vegan Tuna Salad (with picture)

anjukins
anjukins Posts: 103 Member
edited October 2024 in Recipes
VEGAN "tuna" salad replacement (SO FRAKKIN GOOD):

"Chickpea of the Sea"
1.5 cups cooked garbanzo beans
5 Tbsp. vegenaise
1 tsp stoneground mustard
2 sheets nori, ground (i use my coffee grinder)
1 Tbsp umeboshi vinegar
1 scallion
1 celery stalk
black pepper and/or cayenne to taste

pulse celery, garbanzo beans, and scallion in food processor three times. add all other ingredients and blend to desired consistency. makes four servings.

INCLUDING 2 slices 80-calorie bread = 359 calories. Can decrease vegenaise by a tbsp or so, if you want.

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  • anjukins
    anjukins Posts: 103 Member
    p.s. each serving is about 1/3 a cup of the finished product :)
  • _GlaDOS_
    _GlaDOS_ Posts: 1,520 Member
    Yum this looks very delicious. :flowerforyou:

    I actually haven't heard of umeboshi vinegar. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
  • CarolineHayden
    CarolineHayden Posts: 15 Member
    Oh, this sounds so good! I make some kind of variation of this, but I'll have to try the nori in it.
  • ohiogirl30
    ohiogirl30 Posts: 141 Member
    yum!!! You may have just changed my life!!!!!!!!!!! :)
  • anjukins
    anjukins Posts: 103 Member
    the umeboshi vinegar is SO GOOD. It's really salty, just like pickled umeboshi plums... i'm pretty sure I'm addicted to it... i use it for my salad dressing almost every time i have salad now. mmm....
  • HealthyishWithMaggieG
    HealthyishWithMaggieG Posts: 397 Member
    I'm not vegan, but am willing to try different foods. This sounds interesting. I may give it a try. One question... what's the green sliced thing, next to the plate? Computer screen's a little wonky (great English, I know) today.
  • anjukins
    anjukins Posts: 103 Member
    hah! it's tomatillo- we were in the process of making fresh tomatillo salsa and i thought they'd look pretty in the picture. they don't actually have anything to do with the recipe, sorry ;)
  • JNettie73
    JNettie73 Posts: 1,211 Member
    Wow it looks and sounds amazing. I am going to try this one! Do you know how much protein is in a serving?
  • juliesummers
    juliesummers Posts: 738 Member
    bump :)
  • live2dream
    live2dream Posts: 614 Member
    YUM! I have all the ingredients too! :bigsmile:
  • anjukins
    anjukins Posts: 103 Member
    yes- according to the mfp recipe calculator (with the bread), it's 359 calories, 45 carbs, 13 fat, 15 protein, 14 iron-- those are what i follow, so that's all i know. :)
  • alaw1119
    alaw1119 Posts: 68 Member
    Bump!
  • JasonSwetland
    JasonSwetland Posts: 235 Member
    In order to get the bulky texture that I used to enjoy from meat I make almost the same thing but I use a morter and pestle to get a bulky ground feeling to the chick peas, moderatly crushed and not smooth at all like hummus. It feels like Im eating a tuna or chicken salad and my brain is like a cavemans, taste isnt quite as important as that of texture.

    It really is a satisfying eat! I will use your mustard next time I make it!!!
  • Cityperks
    Cityperks Posts: 69 Member
    Sounds delicious...gonna give this a try.
    By the way, I love the orangutan profile pic.....soooo adorable!!
  • martielou
    martielou Posts: 50 Member
    This is one of my all time favorite things since going veg!
  • jennarandhayes
    jennarandhayes Posts: 456 Member
    Bump, sounds awesome!
  • electriq
    electriq Posts: 359 Member
    Agreed! sounds awesome! ...thanks for sharing
    I am especially grateful as I am doing a 30 vegan challenge currently
  • GreenThyme
    GreenThyme Posts: 9
    Looks great!!
  • busterrocks
    busterrocks Posts: 35 Member
    This looks and sounds amazing, thank you for posting!
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