With all the flavour you crave, these comforting vegan chickpea tuna sandwiches are so easy to make and high in filling fibre and plant-based protein.
Prep time: PT5M
Total time: PT5M
Rating
5 stars (10 reviews)
Keywords
Chickpeas, sandwich
Ingredients
1 14 oz can no-salt-added chickpeas (or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas) (rinsed and drained)
⅓ cup vegan mayo
1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or 2 tsp apple cider vinegar)
½ teaspoon salt
pepper (Freshly cracked )
¼ cup red onion or shallot (finely diced )
1 stalk celery (finely diced)
4 slices your favourite regular or gluten-free bread ((I like sprouted grain or sourdough))
Categories
Lunch
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Steps
Use a small food processor to pulse up the chickpeas a few times, then add them to a medium bowl. Or smash them by hand in the bowl with a fork.
To the chickpeas, add mayo, vinegar, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Stir in onion and celery. Taste, adjust salt and pepper to your liking or add another splash of rice vinegar for more tang.
Lightly toast your bread, if desired. Divide chickpea tuna between 4 slices of bread. Top with another slice, or serve open-faced for smaller appetites.
Reviews
Michelle on 2026-03-20 (5 stars): Yum! This recipe comes together so quickly and lasts in the fridge for a couple days (if it isn't eaten up by then) which is great.
Another great staple from the Desiree recipe bank.
Elena on 2025-03-23 (5 stars): This is an easy, filling recipe. I used shallots and extra rice vinegar for flavour.
Jill Edwards on 2024-03-19 (5 stars): I have made the chickpea salad many times. This time my mother-in-law tried it. She loves it. She said might take the place of her real tuna salad.
Marybeth Bowes on 2022-01-12 (5 stars): This was soooo good and easy. I added a little relish to it as well.
Anna Kamaratos on 2021-11-27 (5 stars): This was tasty! I added some chopped olives and artichokes.
Lee on 2021-09-23 (5 stars): I'm also a vegan dietitian in Taiwan. Love your email and creative recipes which are all inspiring! Can't wait to try! Thank you!
