This weekend I had a vegan "tuna" salad sandwich from one of the many excellent mobile food carts in Austin. In fairness, it has been years since I had real tuna salad. But I always really liked it, and was a little nervous that the imitation wouldn't live up to the memory of the real thing. I was especially surprised it wasn't fake meat used to simulate the tuna; it was chickpeas.
The sandwich was amazing. It used vegan mayonnaise, but it wasn't heavy. And it even tricked me into enjoying celery! I knew I had to recreate it. Only something mighty tasty can convince me not only to eat celery, but to actually buy some. If only it was sold by the stalk; I don't know what to do with the rest of it.
Ingredients:
2 can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
4 Tbps vegan mayonnaise (regular mayonnaise would be fine, but not as tasty!)
4 tsp brown mustard
a few Tbsp celery and red onion
dill
black pepper
Mash the chickpeas to desired consistency. Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Eat with a spoon, or on a slice of toasted bread with a tomato. Or make it un-vegan and add some cheese.
Monday, September 21, 2009
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