This easy vegan Chickpea Salad is easy to prepare and tastes fabulous on bread or crackers for a healthy protein-packed sandwich spread that travels and serves up at parties equally well!
Let me just tell you, smashed chickpea salad is the best!! It takes literally minutes to prepare, but you’ll find that a bit of tangy, lots of texture, and some subtle flavors will create mashed chickpea bliss!
What does Vegan Chickpea Salad taste like?
Some people say that mashed chickpeas have a texture similar to Tuna, lending chickpea salad a tuna salad likeness. Let me know what you think!!
How to make vegan Chickpea Salad:
First, you’ll need a can of chickpeas (otherwise known as Garbanzos). Drain and rinse well.
Then, either use a fork or a food processor (if you’re like me and want to make a double batch fast!) to mash the chickpeas into little pieces. Size variety is key – we’re not making hummus here!
Now add flavoring to your mashed chickpeas: nutritional yeast flakes, seasoned salt, onion and garlic powder, dill relish, dried chives, and vegan mayo for creaminess.
Stir it all together and taste test! Yum!! This vegan chickpea salad sandwich spread is popular in my house from the littlest tot to the oldest!
How to serve vegan Chickpea Salad:
Make vegan chickpea salad sandwiches with bagels, bread, crackers, flatbread, corn-oat waffles…you name it! It all tastes great and is such a quick and easy vegan fast food I think you’ll be stocking up on canned garbanzos at your local grocery store!
Pro cooking tip:
Not all canned chickpeas (garbanzos) taste the same! I stocked up recently on a cheap brand and the chickpeas were so hard, they were barely cooked. Be sure and use a high quality brand so you can see how really great chickpea salad sandwiches are!
How long does Vegan Chickpea Salad last?
Store your vegan chickpea salad in a covered container in the refrigerator for about 5 days. Freeze it in a covered container for up to four months. Defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
There’s lots of other optional add-ins for this vegan Chickpea Salad:
- replace the dried chives with chopped green onions or diced shallot
- chopped celery
- grapes
- minced fennel
- shredded carrot
- a bit of smoked paprika (reader suggestion)
Be sure and leave me a comment telling me what you like in your chickpea salad the best!!!
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Vegan Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz. can Chickpeas (Garbanzos)
- 1/4 cup Vegan Mayonnaise (I use Vegenaise)
- 1 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast Flakes
- 1 tsp Yellow Mustard
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/8 tsp Seasoned Salt
- 1.5 Tbsp Dill Relish
- 1 tsp Dried Chives
Instructions
- Drain and rinse garbanzos.
- Mash garbanzos with a fork, or pulse in a food processor until chunky.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir together.
- Serve on bread, crackers, or veggies. Yum!
Notes
Nutrition
Marissa
April 22, 2019 at 10:41 amThank you for sharing the recipe! It was really good. I had to add a little more mayo and mustard to mine. I used the shallot option and added extra season all and added on some old bay seasoning, plus salt and pepper. The texture of it was good. This will be a good way for me to use up chickpeas, since I rarely like them except for hummus. Lol.
Rebecca
April 22, 2019 at 4:02 pmThanks so much for your comment and favorite tips! I especially love the idea of adding old bay seasoning – perhaps that almost gives it a tuna salad taste? Sounds yummy!!
Kim
May 17, 2019 at 2:34 pmThis was delicious! I added some finely chopped dill pickles since I didn’t have relish (same thing, lol) and some chopped scallions too! Also I didn’t have season salt but added salt, pepper and paprika! I actually made a triple batch. My husband loved it with crackers too. Thanks so much!
Rebecca
May 19, 2019 at 10:00 amFabulous! Love your tweaks and it’s always a bonus when the fam loves it!!
Kathe
July 30, 2019 at 9:17 pmI’ve made a variation of this for years but tonight I used your seasonings and YUM! Mr.Picky even liked it 🙂 Tip: I use a potato masher – it’s quicker than a fork and I don’t end up with hummus.
Rebecca
July 31, 2019 at 4:41 pmHaha! Mr. Picky!! Glad you liked it and love the potato masher idea! Thanks!
Jayla
August 30, 2019 at 12:38 amHow long will this keep in the fridge?
Rebecca
August 30, 2019 at 9:47 amIt will keep 5-7 days in the refrigerator in a covered container! Enjoy!
Tracy Bain
February 1, 2020 at 7:37 amOmg your recipe is awesome… I added relish and a little more of some of the ingredients…it is the best tasting mock tuna salad I’ve had… Thanks for sharing it…
Rebecca
February 1, 2020 at 8:33 pmThx so much for the comment! Glad you liked the recipe!