How to Make "Not" Tuna Salad

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How to Make "Not" Tuna Salad

This is a mock tuna salad for people who want a healthy alternative to canned tuna. Tuna contains high levels of mercury- which is especially bad for kids & pregnant women. So try this recipe instead!

Shayne 🎨

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Gather your supplies...

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Pour the chickpeas into a bowl and mash them with a potato masher

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Roughly mash the chickpeas until they look like this

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Add the rest of the ingredients to the mashed chickpeas

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Sprinkle the finished salad with fresh or dried dill

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Spread the salad on bread, crackers, rice cakes or whatever you like. You could also use it as a dip with chips or fresh veggies. Enjoy!

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Shayne 🎨

Maryland, USA

I'm a mom of 2, an artist, a teacher, a vegetarian, a bass player and I love ice hockey. I'm also obsessed with reading vegan food blogs.

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1 ½ Cups Cooked chickpeas

2 Tablespoons No-egg mayonnaise (I use Vegenaise)

3 Tablespoons Silken tofu (optional- I use for added protein)

1 Stalk of celery

½ Teaspoons Soy sauce

1 Teaspoon Spicy brown mustard

½ Teaspoons Celery salt

2 Tablespoons Lemon juice

¼ Teaspoons Paprika

⅛ Teaspoons Cayenne pepper

A pinch of fresh or dried dill

Had this for dinner tonight! Where's the LOVED button?! Thanks for sharing Shayne, definitely a keeper!

Marc Adrienne 3 months ago

Hi Abby- that sounds so good!

Shayne 🎨 (author) 4 months ago

I added some onion powder, vegan worchestshire sauce and pepper.... It was great!

Abby Hood 4 months ago

Alisha- I don't grind chia seeds... Just toss them in salads, yogurt or anything else you like. They're crunchy and good. They can also be used for pudding. When they are added to liquid they puff up and become jelly-ish. Sounds weird but it's good! 😜

Shayne 🎨 (author) 11 months ago

I've never had chia seeds but it's worth a try! Do you grind them or how else would you prepare them? When we were short on relish we would use pickles :) it tastes really good with the celery.

Alisha Roberts 11 months ago

SA, all the veggie recipes on Snapguide make me happy too! 😊

Shayne 🎨 (author) 11 months ago

Alisha, I love nutritional yeast. You could also add chia seeds for an interesting texture. What do you think? I thought about adding chopped pickles too. That's also how I had it growing up (before I went vegan).

Shayne 🎨 (author) 11 months ago

Yea I'm vegetarian and whenever there are guides like these I just feel so happy and glad :) I will be trying this today or tomorrow - will let you know!

S A 11 months ago

I've always made mine without tofu and I mix a lot more in. Try some nutritional yeast! It gives it a good, whole flavor. Try any spices you like! I also add relish just for old times sake (before I was vegan, and all through my childhood the recipe was just tuna, mayo, and relish)

Alisha Roberts 11 months ago

Looks Great! Will give it a shot soon! Thx fr sharing :)

S A 11 months ago

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