Chickpea Tuna Sandwich

A delicious, nutrient-packed vegan alternative to the classic tuna sandwich. This recipe uses chickpeas, avocado, and nori for a sea-like taste.

Author Sarah Cobacho (plantbaes.com)

PREP TIME10

TOTAL TIME10

Servings 4

Course Sandwich

Cuisine Vegan

Keyword 20 mins or less, avocado, broccoli, chickpeas, cucumber, Healthy, hemp seeds, High Protein, lemon, nutritional yeast, Omega-3, onions, Quick Snack, tofu

Ingredients

Chickpea Tuna

1.5 cups chickpeas
1 lemon, juiced
¼ avocado
100 g silken tofu
3 tbsp hemp seeds
¼ cup fresh dill
2 tsp powdered nori (blended nori sheet)
2 tsp capers
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
½ tsp sea salt flakes
1 tbsp nutritional yeast

Per Sandwich

2 slices of bread
2 leaves lettuce
1 tbsp pickled onions
1 tbsp broccoli sprouts
¼ avocado
¼ cup cucumber, finely sliced

Instructions

In a food processor, combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, avocado, silken tofu, hemp seeds, dill, nori powder, capers, Dijon mustard, and salt. Process until well combined, but still retaining some texture.
Toast the bread slices. Spread one slice with mustard and the other with the chickpea tuna mix.
Top the chickpea tuna mix with pickled onion, avocado slices, cucumber slices, broccoli sprouts, and lettuce. Close the sandwich and enjoy.

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Nutritional Information - Per Serving