vegetarian "tuna"

i am not a vegetarian because i don't like meat. meat is very tasty... it's an ethical choice. i don't like anyone to be preachy about their choices, so i'm not going to be preachy here - just explaining that i have no issue with the TASTE, SMELL or LOOK of meat. some people really seem confused about vegetarians eating fake meat products. my opinion is that if it tastes like meat and no animal had to die, wicked. load me up.

so, explanation aside...

i never was a huge meat eater, but one thing i always loved as a kid was tuna sandwiches. the first time i found a recipe for vegetarian tuna my mind was blown. it is SO GOOD. i discovered the trick of adding nori to it later on, when i got into making my own sushi.

this recipe was put together from reading many different recipes online for inspiration, then finding what works for me.

ingredients:

1 can of chickpeas, or about 1 1/2 c cooked
1/4 c mayo (or vegan mayo)
4 green onions (or celery, peppers, what ever you like chopped up in your tuna salad!)
2 t dijon or similar mustard
1/2 t salt (i use garlic salt)
sprinkle of pepper
1/2 sheet of nori

to make:

drain and rinse chickpeas

mash them up a bit. i don't recommend a food processor because you don't want hummus, you just want them to be mostly squashed...

add mayo, salt, pepper and mustard and stir.

then, cut up your onions, or whatever veggies you like in your tuna...

and throw them in.

using scissors, cut the nori into 1/2" strips

then, holding the strips over the tuna bowl, cut them into little squares, as small as you can.

and mix it all up.

eat it however you like. on crackers, bread, with a spoon, whatever!