A healthy chickpea salad with great flavor and texture, will sustain you all afternoon, and is perfect for meal prep!

Best Chickpea Tuna Salad Recipe

My son asked me how I learned so much about computers. I’ve spent 15 years in IT, so I’ve learned a lot through experience but most of what I have learned has been from making mistakes.

So I answered him explaining that a lifetime of making mistakes has been the best education! But it’s not just what the mistakes have taught me – it’s not giving up when something doesn’t go right, it’s researching, correcting, and persevering.

That’s how I feel about my health journey. Set backs are not permission to give up! There are no excuses legitimate enough to give up on my commitment to a healthy lifestyle. It’s recipes like this Better Than Tuna Salad that help keep me on track. It’s easy to make, I feel good eating it, it fills me up, and it works great as a sandwich for lunch or on a cracker as a healthy snack!

I love the carrots in this recipe. They are a sweet surprise in every bite! But if you don’t like the carrots, you can follow this Chickpea Mock Tuna recipe instead.

What You’ll Need:

• 2 (15 oz) cans Chickpeas, Rinsed & Drained
• 1 Carrot, Shredded
• 2 stalks Celery, Finely Diced
• 1/2 small Red Onion, Finely Diced
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 cup Mayonnaise

How to Make Better Than Tuna Salad

• Mash 2 (15 oz) cans rinsed and drained chickpeas in a food processor.
• Transfer to a medium size bowl and combine with 1 shredded carrot, 2 finely diced celery stalks, 1/2 small red onion finely diced, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
• Add 1 cup mayonnaise and mix until well combined. (Add to desired texture of creaminess.)

More Healthy Recipes:

• Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
• Best Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
• Best Hummus
• Cucumber Avocado Salsa
• Vegetarian Fajitas
• Blueberry Kale Smoothie
• Winter Vegetable Chili
• Easy Chickpea Patties

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Better Than Tuna Salad

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Better Than Tuna Salad, a healthy chickpea salad with great flavor and texture, will sustain you all afternoon, and is perfect for meal prep!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 (15 oz) cans Chickpeas, Rinsed & Drained
• 1 Carrot, Shredded
• 2 stalks Celery, Finely Diced
• 1/2 small Red Onion, Finely Diced
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 cup Mayonnaise

Instructions

1. Mash rinsed and drained chickpeas in a food processor.
2. Transfer to a medium size bowl and combine with shredded carrot, finely diced celery stalks and onion, salt, and pepper.
3. Add mayonnaise and mix until well combined. (Add to desired texture of creaminess.)