Better-than-tuna, Chickpea Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed (or 3 cups fresh beans from scratch)
• 1/2 cup vegan mayonnaise (i use vegenaise)
• 1 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 4 dill pickle spears, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 add the chickpeas to a food processor or blender and pulse to grind them down into small flaky pieces.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients and mix well. season with salt and pepper, to taste and serve as a salad or sandwich filling.