Chick Funa
Tuna is an odd thing for me. I’m not a fan of seafood, of any variety really. I’ve tried it many times, and I just don’t like it. Tuna, is one thing that I can tolerate, but only once in a while, like maybe twice a year, and then I have some reservations about it. The whole fish in a can, and then there’s the random bones, and it’s really just not appealing to me. This being said, I still have a craving for a tuna sandwich every once in awhile, but I am very specific about how the tuna needs to be prepared for me to tolerate it. It needs to be mixed with mayo, relish, and onion, and I prefer it on toasted bread, if I go with untoasted bread then I require butter on the bread. I have no idea where I come up with all these rules for eating a tuna sandwich, and why I bother when there is so much that is involved with it. So now that the lengthy discussion of my weird tuna hang ups is over, I discovered something that is a good replacement for tuna. For one thing it’s vegetarian, so no gross things in a can! It really tastes closer to tuna to me than I ever thought it would. It’s worth a try! You might be surprised. It can easily be made vegan by replacing the mayo with a vegan version of mayo as well.
Chick Funa
19oz can of chick peas
2-4 Tablespoons of mayo (I like mine with a lot of mayo)
2-3 Teaspoons spicy mustard (I have used regular and it was fine)
1 1/2 Tablespoons sweet relish
1-2 Tablespoons finely diced onion
2 Tablespoons finely diced celery (optional)
salt and pepper
Mash the chick peas, this can be done with a masher or with a food processor. I have done it both ways, I prefer the food processor method, the texture was more appealing to me this way. If you prefer a more textured salad than use the masher. Then mix the rest of the ingredients into the chick peas and you’re done. You may want to adjust some of the quantities depending on how you like your tuna salad. I think this recipe is better if it has rested a couple hours as well, but it is great immediately as well.
Posted: Thursday, December 17th, 2009 @ 10:26 am
Categories: Recipes.
Tags: recipe, vegetarian.
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