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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (185g) Recipe makes 3 servings
Calories 230
Calories from Fat 46		(20%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 5.1g	7%
	Saturated Fat 0.7g	3%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 2mg		0%
Sodium 601mg		25%
Potassium 294mg		8%
Total Carbohydrate 39.3g		13%
	Dietary Fiber 7.1g	28%
	Sugars 1.8g
Protein 7.9g		15%
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Mock Tuna Salad (Chickpea Salad)

Recipe #87187 | 10 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Charmed
Mar 21, 2004

Made with chickpeas (garbanzo beans), this is a wonderful sandwich filling, especially for vegetarians who miss tuna salad. I liked it more oniony so I added a little extra minced onion, but it's still wonderful without it. I enjoyed this the most stuffed in pita bread with slices of ripe plum tomatoes, and also would serve it often on crackers as a snack or appetizer.

SERVES 3 -4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas, mashed (garbanzo beans)
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
2 green onions, finely chopped
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon finely minced yellow onion (optional)

Directions

1
In a medium bowl, combine mashed chickpeas, mayonnaise, mustard, relish, chopped green onions, salt, pepper, and yellow onion (if desired).
2
Mix well.

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From: AlaskanAmateur

On Nov 4, 2009

Well, I'm not a flexitarian, vegetarian, or vegan, but I really enjoyed this chickpea salad idea. It was as fast and easy as tuna salad, without opening one of those stinky cans, and as tasty as egg salad, but without the bother of boiling eggs. Even my 3-yr old was fooled. Mashing canned chickpeas isn't so easy, as they are on the firm side, so I threw mine in the food processor, then scraped them into a bowl to mix in everything else. Easy clean-up too. Thanks for sharing this fun recipe, Charmed! Im anxious to do some more experimenting now.

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From: Chef #749692

On Oct 11, 2009

As a flexitarian I am always looking for alternatives to meat. This is simply a FANTASTIC!!! sandwich filling. It almost tastes like egg salad to me. I am guessing this is because of the sulfur in the onions. Wonderful recipe!

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From: love4culinary

On Mar 28, 2004

WOOOOOOO!! This is FABULOUS stuff! I must admit, I am NOT a relish fan, so by bumblebee's suggestion, I decided to dice up some cucumber, soaked in some italian dressing, and added a pinch of sugar as well. I used a bit more onion, and it was absolutely FABULOUS! The italian dressing really added a lovely zing to the recipe, which I believe was a taste I would prefer over the relish flavor and I love the addition of the mustard! Thanks! Served in a pita with the tomato as suggested above. This is a fabulous lunch! I will have this again

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From: Dee514

On May 30, 2004

Fantastic!!! I made a double batch and used a whole small yellow onion, had to leave out the green onions (didn't have any). It made a great sandwich for lunch. Next day for dinner, I added some finely chopped hard boiled egg to the mixture and used it as a filling for "stuffed tomatoes".....way better than tuna! (Yes, I'm a veggie).

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