Tuesday, March 22, 2011

No Tuna Salad Recipe

This recipe IS vegan.  It's delicious served on toasted rustic bread or alone. Even if you're not vegetarian, this is a great way to eat a tuna taste-a-like without spending a fortune, and a great dish for those Meatless Mondays. For about the same price, you get quadruple the amount of salad. Plus, you get a nice serving of legumes that so many people struggle to fit into their diets.

1. Chop celery and onions


2.Combine in medium bowl
3. If using canned garbanzo beans, drain and rinse in strainer. Process beans in a chopper until they look like, well, tuna! You don't want to over process, you still want to have some texture from the beans.
4. Combine beans with diced veggies
5. Mash avocado with sea salt and garlic powder. If you're a pickle lover, mix in those pickles now.
Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well.

Voila!

No Tuna Salad
(makes 10 1/2 cup servings)

Ingredients:

    1 28 oz can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed. (once my cans are gone, I'll be switching over to   organic dried beans to save money!)
    1/2 avocado, mashed
     1/2 C onion, diced 4 celery stalks, diced
     1/2 C diced dill pickles
    garlic powder to taste
    salt to taste

1. Chop celery and onions
2.Combine veggies  in medium bowl
3. If using canned garbanzo beans, drain and rinse in strainer. Process beans in a chopper until they look like, well, tuna! You don't want to over process, you still want to have some texture from the beans.
4. Combine beans with diced veggies
5. Mash avocado with sea salt and garlic powder. If you're a pickle lover, mix in those pickles now. Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well.

Serve on toasted rustic bread or alone. Enjoy!

*Shared with Grocery Cart Challenge readers

Per Serving: 125 calories, 2.5 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 21.8 g carbohydrates, 5 g fiber, 4.8 g protein
Cost Per Serving: 35 cents*
*strictly an estimate based on prices in my area

5 comments:

  1. I love this! My boyfriend is a vegetarian and although I love love love tuna, I'm totally more than happy to try this out.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I'm not vegetarian, but I love this cheaper (and mercury-free) alternative! I also like the simple ingredients; none of those super-duper processed meat alternatives.

    Thanks for sharing! Definitely going to try this : )

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sarah, HOW ARE YOU!? Just followed your blog, I want to read lots and lots of NYC living stories. It's super yummy, add extra avocado for more creaminess! <3

    April, exactly! I try to limit my mock meat intake. Sometimes I just can't help but to sink my teeth into a fake sausage, though. But for the most part, I try and stick with whole foods. Let me know how it goes!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I am SO excited to try this! I hated tuna salad when I ate meat, but my fiance loved it. Ever since he's become vegetarian with me, I always try to find new recipes that mock meat recipes.

    Thanks for posting this, lady!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I'm so glad you're going to try it! I will have to post homemade tofurkey soon. It's pretty amazing.

    ReplyDelete

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...