The Best Chickpea “Tuna” Salad

This vegan tuna salad is easy to prepare, healthy, packed with protein, and delicious! This “no-cook” salad can be eaten out of a bowl, in a wrap, over lettuce, or with crackers. You will love the texture and the taste of this vegan chickpea salad so much, you will not miss the tuna!

Ingredients:

• 1 can (14 oz) chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed

• ½ lemon, juiced

• 3 tablespoons of plain hummus, with 2 tablespoons of water

• ¼ cup of chopped celery

• ¼ cup of chopped red onion

• ½ teaspoon of garlic powder

• Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. Drain and rinse chickpeas. Place chickpeas in a medium size bowl, mash ¾ of the chickpeas with the back of a fork, (or you can use a potato masher) until desired consistency.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients, and mix well.

3. Serve at room temperature or chilled, in a bowl, on bread, in a wrap, or wrapped in lettuce.

4. Serve chilled or at room temperature.