Vegan Chicken or Tuna Salad
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Samantha McConnell
Date
Nov 15, 2019
Content
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A Salad Dressing or Filling That You Can love And That Can Love You Back❤️
Yummy as a dip or spread shown here with chopped red bell peppers😋
Yummy piled on a bed of your favorite greens💚
Vegan Mock Chicken or Tuna Salad
This nutritious vegan alternative for tuna or chicken salad is not only really easy it's really tasty and healthy too! Chickpeas are high in protein and they provide a rich source of vitamins, minerals and fiber so they are an excellent replacement for meat or fish. This simple to make salad is tasty in sandwiches, wraps, or piled on top of a bed of your favorite greens. So simply delicious used as a filling for avocados, celery stalks, bell peppers or as a spread on top of sliced cucumbers, zucchinis or on lettuce leaves or coconut wraps. Awesome dip too😋 This is an easy salad that is so adaptable you can be as creative with as you like and add more or less ingredients to change it up depending on the occasion😊
Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4+ depending on use
Ingredients
1 15 oz can chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
1/2 cup celery chopped
1/3 cup green or red onions chopped (see which you like most:)
1/4+ cup vegan mayo*
2 teaspoons stoneground, dijon or horseradish mustard
1+ tablespoon fresh lemon juice or red wine vinegar
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Optional Ingredients
1/2 clove garlic finely minced or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup chopped bell peppers
1/2-1 jalapeño and finely minced
Handful sunflower or pumpkin seeds
Olives choped or sliced
Dill pickles chopped
*Mayo alternative - 1/3+/- cup hummus or tahini mixed with a bit of water (1-2+ tablespoons)
Garnishes
Chives minced
Green onions minced
Sliced olives
Paprika
Red cayenne pepper
Cayenne Pepper
Directions
*Drain, rinse and strain garbanzo beans than pour into a bowl big enough to mash
*Begin mashing with a fork, potato masher or pastry blender. You can leave some less mashed or whole for a chewier texture.
Note: you can use a food processor to mash them quicker and make it easier however you will want to pulse and avoid over processing unless you prefer a smoother salad with less texture.
*Add the rest of the ingredients including desired suggested options and blend
*Add more water for a moisture salad and additional seasonings as desired
*Garnish and serve❤️
Store in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 5+ days.
Simply mash
With Chopped Green Onions and Carrots Ready To Mix Option
Chopped Red Bell Pepper is a Delicious and Crunchy Option Too!
Mixed and ready to serve😋
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Samantha McConnell
About Me
My passion about health started in my teens when I first hand saw the effects of how illness can wreck havoc in a family growing up with parents who had serious health issues. I too struggled with losing weight & developed an eating disorder that I was able to heal by educating myself on healthier habits. It’s amazing what our bodies can do when we learn to take care of them like God intended. These experiences & challenges fueled my passion to be a life long student in pursuit of learning how to create healthier lifestyles where one can thrive at their optimal best. As a mother of 3 children & a wife of a traveling husband, I quickly learned how to implement healthy habits on the go so that I could be my healthy best for my family. This has evolved into my health coaching business Thriving With Health where I coach people to integrate simple & fun healthy 'bites’ throughout their day even on their most busiest & challenging ones. You are never too busy to take care of your health & I can show you how. Everyone has busy lifestyles and living at their optimum best is not only doable but can be fun as well!
