Chickpea Tuna Sandwich
This chickpea tuna sandwich filler is a vegan alternative. It’s creamy, delicious and full of flavour. By mashing the chickpeas with mayonnaise, capers and dill it gives a salty, fresh and tangy flavour. Get creative and make this in bulk for the week.
What goes into a chickpea tuna sub?
Chickpeas- They’re such a versatile ingredient, naturally packing a protein for the vegans. When you mash the chickpeas and mix with the other ingredients the texture mocks that of tuna.
Capers- To get a salty almost sea like flavour, add mashed capers with a little splash of the juice to this recipe.
Vegan Mayonnaise- This helps bind the chickpea tuna whilst adding a creamy texture to it.
Mustard- You want a little tang to the recipe, so adding wholegrain mustard will help.
Fresh dill- This herb adds to much flavour. Usually associated with fish, it helps add to all the flavours.
Option to add nori sheets- This is a readily available ingredient in most supermarkets but if you don’t have access to this ingredient don’t worry.
If you like this recipe why not try:
2 Ingredient Chocolate Chickpea Bark
Grilled Tofu & Chimicurri Sandwich
Vegan Banh Mi
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Chickpea Tuna Sandwich
Ingredients
- fresh baguette
- 400 g tinned chickpeas
- 3 tbsp vegan mayonnaise
- 1/2 cucumber finely chopped
- 1/2 pepper finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh dill finely chopped
- 1 tbsp capers finely chopped
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- pinch salt
- 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
Instructions
- Start by draining the chickpeas, rinse and add to a large bowl
- Chop the pepper, capers and cucumber, add to the bowl, mix in the rest of the ingredients and mash together to create the creamy chickpeas
- Season with salt and pepper, then serve in a crunchy fresh baguette, option to serve with salad leaves
Notes
- you can mash the chickpeas before or after adding all of the other ingredients
- taste test to make sure it's seasoned to perfection
- add more chilli flakes or fresh herbs to your preferred taste
