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

Directions:

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.