Best Easy Vegan Tuna Salad Recipes

THE BEST VEGAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Drain the jackfruit and place in a shallow bowl or dish. Cover with water and let soak for a few minutes while you prep the onion and celery and gather the other ingredients. Preheat a saute pan over medium heat.
• Drain the jackfruit, and place on a clean, lint-free towel. Gather up the ends of the towel, hold it over the sink, and squeeze the jackfruit VERY well to remove as much liquid as possible.
• Transfer the jackfruit to the pan, and saute for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.* Add 1.5 teaspoons Old Bay to the pan and stir. Cook for another minute or so, then add juice from half a lemon. Stir again, and remove from heat. Transfer jackfruit to a plate to cool.
• In the bowl of a large food processor combine the cooled jackfruit, chickpeas, and ½ cup mayo. Pulse 5 to 8 times. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the dulse granules, cayenne, and more mayonnaise, if desired (I used the entire batch of Aquafaba Mayo to make the tuna salad nice and tangy and rich). Pulse to combine.
• Taste and add more salt, lemon juice, Old Bay, dulse, and/or cayenne, as desired. Add the red onion and celery, and pulse to incorporate. Transfer vegan tuna salad to a lidded storage container, and refrigerate until ready to serve.

VEGAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Drain and rinse your chickpeas. Using a paper towel, dab on the chickpeas to absorb excess water.
• Using either a potato masher or a fork, mash your Chickpeas until mostly broken down.
• Add Mayonnaise, Dijon Mustard, Lemon Juice, Maple Syrup, Capers, Red Onion and Dulse Flakes.
• Mix well to combine.
• Check for seasoning and adjust.
• Finally, add the drained tinned Sweetcorn and stir gently to incorporate.
• Serve Tuna Salad with crackers or sandwich between bread with veggies of your choice.
• Prepared Tuna Salad will last in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

VEGAN SUNFLOWER SEED TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cover the sunflower seeds with at least 1/4 inch of water and soak, at room temperature in an air tight container, for at least 24 hours. The seeds are ready when they have nearly doubled in size.
• Drain the seeds and pulse half (about 1 cup) with the lemon juice, mustard and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until almost smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed.
• Add the remaining seeds, along with the dill, parsley, paprika, celery, shallot, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper to the food processor. Pulse until the mixture resembles tuna salad. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
• Fill a whole wheat wrap with lettuce, tomato, avocado and the vegan tuna salad.