Who needs tuna?! This vegetarian tuna salad, made with chickpeas, is a tasty vegetarian substitute, especially when piled with extra pickles and, yep, crunchy potato chips too. Stack 'em high!
Prep time: PT10M
Total time: PT10M
Rating
5 stars (2 reviews)
Ingredients
15 ounces chickpeas (1 can, drained and rinsed)
1/4 cup chopped sweet pickles (+ more pickle slices for topping)
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
1/4 cup mayonnaise or vegan mayo (I use olive oil based mayo; a light option or even Greek yogurt also works)
2 teaspoons mustard
1/8 teaspoon celery salt (optional)
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt ( plus more to taste)
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 slices bread (your favorite sandwich bread is perfect)
1 cup potato chips
green leaf lettuce (optional)
Steps
Add the chickpeas, 1/4 cup chopped pickles, onion, mayonnaise, mustard, celery salt if using, kosher salt, and black pepper to a small bowl. Using a fork or potato masher, smash the chickpeas while mixing and mashing the ingredients together. You're not looking for hummus-consistency; just a nice, spreadable, chunky salad will do.
Divide filling between two slices of bread (you may have enough to make more sandwiches, depending on your preference and the size of your bread). Spread to within about 1/2 inch of the edge of the bread. Add lettuce if using, pickle slices, and potato chips. Top with remaining bread. Smush down a bit, cut in half, and serve.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 g
Reviews
Natasha Nesrine on 2023-03-22 (5 stars): Go to recipe for camping
Tabitha Adame on 2023-03-10 (5 stars): Just made this sandwich for lunch and I love it! It makes quite a lot of chickpea salad; I may be able to make five sandwiches with one batch! Lol
I used sweet pickle relish, generic potato chips and the suggested green leaf lettuce.
Tastiest vegetarian lunch I've had in a while. Thank you very much for sharing the recipe!
