Vegan Tuna Sandwich Recipe

Mock Tuna Open Sandwich Recipe

Late-morning breakfasts that turn into lunch are a great excuse to combine new flavours and textures. This mock tuna may surprise you as being incredibly similar in flavour to the real deal.

Serves: 4

GF, VG

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Mock Tuna Open Sandwich Recipe

By: Adam Guthrie

Late-morning breakfasts that turn into lunch are a great excuse to combine flavours and textures, and this vegan tuna sandwich is the perfect brunch option.


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Recipe


Ingredients

  • 2 x 420g tins cooked chickpeas, drained & rinsed
  • ½ cup gherkins, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp capers, finely chopped
  • ½ red onion, finely diced
  • 1 cup parsley, finely chopped + extra sprigs, to garnish
  • 1 cup vegan mayonnaise
  • Salt & pepper, to taste
  • 4 slices sourdough bread or GF bread, toasted
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber sliced
  • 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered

Method


  • Mash the chickpeas in a bowl.
  • Add the gherkins, capers, red onion and parsley and mix well.
  • Add the vegan mayonnaise and a pinch of salt to taste and mix well.
  • Spread ⅓ cup of the ‘not tuna’ onto the toasted bread with cucumber slices and cherry tomatoes.
  • Add sprigs of parsley and a sprinkle of salt and pepper, to taste.

  

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Adam Guthrie

Adam Guthrie

Adam is a vegan whose passion for food began with a life-threatening illness and continues today in a lifestyle built around healthy cooking and eating. Adam is a qualified chef and wellness coach who specialises in a wholefood, plant-based diet. Adam shares how to prepare delicious, healthy food for health, energy and vitality. He conducts online healthy eating and wellness programs and gives keynote talks, live cooking demonstrations and cooking classes on the subject of healthy eating and living well.

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