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Mock Tuna Fish Recipe. Vegan, Soy Free. So Delish

August 21, 2012 By: Anna4 Comments

Mock Vegan Tuna Fish Salad

When I went vegetarian two years ago, I naturally gave up tuna fish. This was hard since for years, I would eat a tuna fish sandwich every day. No lie. I am a creature of habit. But, honestly, I missed tuna.  In that vein, I went through many “faux” vegan tuna recipes relationships  in search of my soul companion mock tuna.

Finally, I have settled on the below recipe from a hub page featuring Mike’s vegan recipe.   Does it taste like tuna?  Not really but it is quite tasty.  Watch the video below or read the recipe.


The Recipe

Ingredients:

1 can of Garbanzo beans, drained.  (I cook my own beans and store them in the freezer.)

2 medium pickle, chopped.  (You can make your own pickles here.)

2-3 artichoke hearts, chopped.  (I use frozen artichokes.)

¼ c chopped onions (Optional since raw onions and I don’t get along.)

1 Tbsp Olive oil

Spicy brown mustard, Dijon, and/or Vegenaise to taste.  (Yellow mustard works too.  It really makes the “tuna” zing. I tend to use more mustard and less “mayo” to reduce my fat intake.)

Pepper and sea salt to taste

Dill.  (I use alot because I love it.  If you used dry, you have to use alot since it isn’t as strong as fresh.  Just sprinkle it on.)

¼ tsp garlic powder

1/8 tsp celery seed  (I use more since I love celery seed.  You can use celery too but the seed is so much stronger.)

1 Tbsp cold milled flax.  (Sometimes I put in 2 Tbsp for more Omegas.)

To make it more fishy tasting, you could add 1/2 tsp of kelp. I haven’t tried this yet.

Additional Add-ins:

You can also add apples, carrots, or real celery too.  Green apples are my favorite add in.  Only add the apple on a per sandwich basis; otherwise the apples will brown in the salad.

If the tuna is too dry, you can add veganise. I tend to add more mustard since I like the taste.

Steps:

Drain the beans and mash them either with a fork or in your room processor. You don’t want humus so don’t over process.  Then add all the other ingredients.  I love pickles so I like to add more than Mike did with his original recipe.  (He only used one pickle.)

Let me know if you try the recipe and what your “add-ins” are.  Always looking to improve the recipe.

Join the conversation:

  • Do you make a mean mock tuna salad? If so, let us know your recipe.
  • Do you love tuna as much as me?
  • Do you make your own pickles and/or vegan mayo?

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Comments

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    Mary Hunt says

    August 23, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    I’ve used boiled and skinned almonds before and liked the texture better than the garb beans. I blended half to a hummus like texture and then the second half leaving it more chopped up.

    Just for grins I tried a version of yours tonight with my homemade pickles (should have used bread and butter, not dill) It was very good stuffed inside a big tomato.

    I can live without tuna having either of these as back ups.

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      Anna@GreenTalk says

      August 24, 2012 at 11:16 am

      Did you use the kelp? Was wondering if it taste more fishy with it? So sub the chickpeas with almond 1:1? Thanks for trying my recipe. What did Mikey have to say about it???

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    Mary says

    August 24, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    Mikey – found that the almonds were too hard on his digestion at this point, he has to be a careful eater. He hasn’t tried the garbo combo yet. I personally liked the almonds better especially in a lettuce wrap or to take the beach for a picnic snack. Both are better alternatives to wiping out tuna!

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