Chickpea “Tuna” Salad with Lemon Tahini Sauce

Sandwich with chickpea salad, fresh greens, tomato, and sprouts, on toasted bread.

5 from 10 votes

Chickpea “Tuna” Salad with Lemon Tahini Sauce

Chickpea "Tuna" with lemon tahini sauce, oh YES please. This sandwich is loaded with all my favorite things like chickpeas, red onions, celery, herbs, spicy pickles and spices!

Prep Time20

Cook Time0

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer, Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lindsey Baruch

Ingredients

For The Chickpea "Tuna"

1 can chickpeas mashed
1/3 cup red onion finely diced
1/3 cup celery finely diced
2 tablespoons dill finely chopped
2 tablespoons parsley finely chopped
2 tablespoons Bubbie's Spicy Dill Pickles finely diced
1/4 teaspoons chili powder omit if you prefer no heat
juice of 1 small lemon
Kosher salt and black pepper

For Your Lemon Tahini Sauce

2 tablespoons tahini
2 teaspoons water
1/4 cup mayo
juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon red wine or sherry vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

If You Want To Make A Sandwich

Serve on toasted sourdough bread, sprouts, lettuce and tomato

Instructions

Begin by straining, rinsing and drying your chickpeas. Place in a bowl and mash with a fork until your desired consistency. I like to leave it a little chunky with some parts more mushed.
In the same bowl, toss in your red onion, celery, dill, parsley, spicy pickles, chili powder, lemon and salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
Next, make your quick sauce. In a bowl, whisk together tahini with water so it’s not as thick. Next, add in mayo, lemon juice, vinegar and salt and pepper.
Pour over your chickpea mixture, toss well and marinate in the fridge for up to 30 minutes. Serve in sandwiches with sourdough bread, sprouts, lettuce and tomato. You can also serve in lettuce cups or in your favorite vessel!

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