I think most vegetarians at some point get around to making a mock tuna salad. There are lots of recipes floating around on the web. I'm not really a fan of eating chickpeas whole (unless they've are part of a very flavorful stew and have taken on some of the spices) so I avoid recipes where the chickpeas are not pureed. My favorite recipe by far is this one. I add one extra tablespoon of relish, a rounded teaspoon each of black pepper and sea salt to the basic recipe. Each serving is 6 Weight Watchers points but it wasn't keeping me full until the next meal. By the time it was time for dinner, I was really, really hungry. So to try to combat this I started to add
- half a large red pepper, chopped
- half a large green pepper, chopped
- two stalks of celery, diced
- 1/4 cup of chopped onions
- two small carrots, chopped
Paired with a whole wheat mini-pita, this recipe is quite filling and feels like I am eating a real meal instead of a snack. As an added bonus, this recipe is very quick to make in the food processor (aside from chopping the vegetables). I used to make my own vegan mayonnaise but . . . I just need a little bit of a shortcut these days.
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