The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)
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This is The Best Vegan Tuna recipe that you’re going to find. Extremely satisfying and delicious, it tastes very much like actual tuna, and is super healthy, because it’s made with chickpeas and a homemade low-calorie and healthy vegan mayonnaise made of mostly whole foods! This recipe is also so quick and easy, as it will be ready in less than 10 minutes! You won’t be able to stop eating it! Serve this Vegan Tuna on toasted bread for the perfect breakfast, brunch, lunch or snack. Yum!

The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)

We have made this amazing Vegan Tuna with both our super delicious classic Vegan Mayonnaise and our Healthy Cashew Mayo (recipe below!) and both ways it tastes amazing! Try both, and decide for yourself!

Healthy Cashew Vegan Mayo
Healthy Cashew Mayo
The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)

This recipe is amazing because its main ingredient is good quality vegan protein: chickpeas. But it doesn’t really taste like chickpeas!

The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)
The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)

The secret for the “fishy” flavour is the addition of blended wakame flakes!

The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)

If you liked this recipe for Vegan Tuna and are interested in more Vegan Fish recipes, check out our Vegan Smoked Salmon and our Gluten-Free & Vegan Fish & Chips. You’re going to love them both!

The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)
The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)

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FYSH&CHIPS
FYSH&CHIPS from our cookbook & e-book

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The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)

The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)

The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)

Christina
This is The Best Vegan Tuna recipe that you're going to find. Extremely satisfying and delicious, it tastes very much like actual tuna, and is super healthy, because it's made with chickpeas and a homemade low-calorie and healthy vegan mayonnaise made of mostly whole foods! This recipe is also so quick and easy, as it will be ready in less than 10 minutes! You won't be able to stop eating it!
5 from 17 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Easy & Quick, less than an hour, Low Calorie, Main Course, Mock-meats & Burgers, Salad, Side Dish, Sides, Snack
Cuisine US Cuisine
Servings 8
Calories 243.4 kcal

Ingredients
  

Healthy Cashew Mayo

Vegan Tuna

Instructions
 

Healthy Cashew Mayo

  • In a high-speed blender, combine the cashews, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, water, extra virgin olive oil, and xanthan gum, and blend until very smooth and creamy.
  • Pour the mayo into a container and store in the refrigerator.
    Low-Calorie & Healthy Cashew Vegan Mayonnaise

Vegan Tuna

  • Add the wakame flakes into a dry high-speed blender. Blend until powder-like consistency.
    The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)
  • In a large bowl, combine the boiled chickpeas, spring onions, apple cider vinegar, salt, and freshly ground black pepper, and with a potato masher, mash until the chickpeas are all crushed.
  • Stir in the vegan mayo, sweet corn, and powdered wakame, and mix thoroughly.
    The Best Vegan Tuna (Gluten-Free & Healthy)
  • Serve on toasted bread and sprinkle kala namak and black lava salt for the best taste experience. Top with green olives and enjoy, this vegan tuna is delicious!

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Notes

  • We recommend using our Vegan Mayonnaise for the making of this recipe, as this combination of flavours will deliver the best results. Nonetheless, the recipe tastes great and it will be a lot healthier with the addition of the Healthy Cashew Mayo instead. 

Nutrition

Serving: 160gCalories: 243.4kcalCarbohydrates: 33.7gProtein: 11.2gFat: 8.1gSaturated Fat: 1.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.08gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.83gSodium: 263.6mgPotassium: 385.06mgFiber: 8.7gSugar: 6.4gVitamin A: 92.87IUVitamin B1: 0.16mgVitamin B2: 0.09mgVitamin B3: 0.83mgVitamin B5: 0.4mgVitamin B6: 0.18mgVitamin C: 5.62mgVitamin E: 0.7mgVitamin K: 11.69µgCalcium: 57.4mgIron: 3.68mg
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2 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    This chickpea tuna has changed our life! We now make it every week and we double the recipe. Nutritious, full of protein and so filling. Really tasty too! Thank you for this great recipe!

  2. 5 stars
    Wow, I was really surprised at how much this tastes like tuna! Easy to put together, and super tasty, too. Thank you SO MUCH.

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