Servings
Font
Back
5.0 from 438 votes

Vegan Tuna Salad

Crafted with ease and taste in mind, this recipe is a great choice.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 218 kcal
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 (15-ounce/425g) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup canned hearts of palm, drained and rinsed and roughly chopped (165g)*
  • 1/3 cup (75g) vegan mayo**
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (or spicy brown mustard)
  • 2 celery ribs, diced
  • 2 teaspoons celery seeds
  • 2 tablespoons dill pickle relish (or sweet pickle relish)
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 2 nori sheets, crumbled with your hands into small pieces
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper
For serving (sandwich)
  • 8 slices of hearty sandwich bread or sliced baguette
  • Sandwich fixings of choice: romaine or leaf lettuce, sliced or shaved cucumber, sliced tomatoes, fresh dill sprigs, pickles

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. In a food processor bowl, combine the chickpeas, hearts of palm, mayo, mustard, celery, celery seeds, relish, nutritional yeast, crumbled nori, lemon juice, salt, and several cracks of pepper. Do not blend! Pulse about 10 to 15 times, until incorporated and combined but still chunky. Taste, adding more salt and pepper as needed. But stir them in by hand instead of pulsing to avoid over-blending.
  2. If making sandwiches, spread the tuna salad onto four slices of bread. Top with your desired sandwich toppings. Top each with another slice of bread (for extra richness, add a thin layer of vegan mayo to this slice of bread). Enjoy!

Notes

  • *If hearts of palm aren't available, sub with more chickpeas. 
  • ** We like Follow Your Heart Vegenaise and Sir Kensington's vegan mayo in the RPL kitchen. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 218kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g Sodium 243mg (10%) Potassium 1186mg (34%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 130IU (3%) Vitamin C 8mg (9%) Calcium 33mg (3%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 218

% Daily Value*

Calories 218kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Sodium 243mg 10%
Potassium 1186mg 25%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 130IU 3%
Vitamin C 8mg 9%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.