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18th March 2011

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Since i gave up eating animals there have only been a few items that i’ve really missed for which i have not been able to find an adequate substitute.  one of those things was tuna salad, i used to eat the stuff pretty much every day for what felt like forever.  i just kind of wrote it off as something i just didn’t eat anymore because i figured there wouldn’t be anything that could really work as a substitute. all of that is out the window now because i found this recipe online which has absolutely blown my mind and i will be eating the shit out of all the time forever from now on.  my girlfriend loves meat and makes fun of me all the time for not eating it and even she loves this stuff. Mock Tuna Salad INGREDIENTS: 1(15 oz.) can chick-peas, drained (or 1.5 c. cooked) 1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise (the original would call for in-excess of 1/4 c., but 1/4 c. is WAY more than enough—I think I even used only 1/4 c. on a double-batch of this, and it was *still* magnifique, so if you’re looking for lower-fat and calories, just add a wee bit at a time) 1/3 cup minced celery 2.5 T. minced dill pickle (about 1 pickle-slice, give or take) 1/2 T. nutritional yeast 1 green onion, chopped 1 t. soy sauce 1/2 t. kelp powder (optional—i didn’t use, b/c who the hell keeps kelp powder handy?) pepper, to taste DIRECTIONSIn a medium bowl, mash the chick-peas coarsely with a fork. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Use on sandwiches or on a bed of salad greens.

Since i gave up eating animals there have only been a few items that i’ve really missed for which i have not been able to find an adequate substitute.  one of those things was tuna salad, i used to eat the stuff pretty much every day for what felt like forever.  i just kind of wrote it off as something i just didn’t eat anymore because i figured there wouldn’t be anything that could really work as a substitute. all of that is out the window now because i found this recipe online which has absolutely blown my mind and i will be eating the shit out of all the time forever from now on.  my girlfriend loves meat and makes fun of me all the time for not eating it and even she loves this stuff.

Mock Tuna Salad

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1(15 oz.) can chick-peas, drained (or 1.5 c. cooked)

  • 1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise (the original would call for in-excess of 1/4 c., but 1/4 c. is WAY more than enough—I think I even used only 1/4 c. on a double-batch of this, and it was *still* magnifique, so if you’re looking for lower-fat and calories, just add a wee bit at a time)

  • 1/3 cup minced celery

  • 2.5 T. minced dill pickle (about 1 pickle-slice, give or take)

  • 1/2 T. nutritional yeast

  • 1 green onion, chopped

  • 1 t. soy sauce

  • 1/2 t. kelp powder (optional—i didn’t use, b/c who the hell keeps kelp powder handy?)

  • pepper, to taste


DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, mash the chick-peas coarsely with a fork. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Use on sandwiches or on a bed of salad greens.

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