Chickpea Tuna Salad

4.91 from 10 votes

This Chickpea Tuna Salad is a great meal prep lunch that's high in fiber and plant-based protein. It's perfect for pescatarians!

Prep Time25

Total Time25

Course: Lunch, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: fish, meal prep, Pescatarian, salads, Sandwiches and Wraps

Servings:

Ingredients

1 x 540 mL can chickpeas rinsed and drained
1 x 170g can albacore tuna drained
¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
2 tablespoon mayonnaise see note below
2 tablespoon olive oil
Juice of ½ a lemon
2 teaspoon sriracha optional for spice
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
¼ cup fresh dill finely chopped
1 cup celery finely diced (about 2 stalks)
¼ cup hemp seeds optional
½ cup red onion finely diced
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Black pepper

Instructions

In a large bowl add chickpeas and tuna. Use a fork or potato masher to gently mash the chickpeas with the tuna, breaking up any large chunks to create an even base.
To the bowl, add Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice, sriracha and dijon mustard. Mix well.
Stir in dill, celery, hemp seeds, red onion. Season with salt and black pepper.
Serve with crackers or on a wrap, sandwich or salad.

Notes

Sriracha is optional for added spice.

Hemp seeds are a great source of plant based protein and healthy fats, however they can easily be omitted if desired.

As with all my creamy protein based salads, I like to do a mix of plain Greek yogurt and mayonnaise. This helps reduce the overall fat in the salad while also ensuring you have the same creamy texture and taste. If you prefer to do all greek yougrt or all mayonnaise, you absolutely can.

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

Nutrition

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