Ingredients for - Chickpea Quinoa Mock Tuna Salad

1. Water 1 cup
2. Quinoa ½ cup
3. Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained 1 (19 ounce) can
4. Carrot, peeled and roughly chopped 1 large
5. Celery, roughly chopped 1 rib
6. Sunflower seeds ½ cup
7. Shredded cabbage ¼ cup
8. Onion, chopped ¼
9. Sliced almonds ¼ cup
10. Raisins ¼ cup
11. Reduced-fat mayonnaise ½ cup
12. Honey Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons
13. Dried kelp flakes 1 tablespoon
14. Sweet pickle relish 1 ½ teaspoons
15. Lemon juice 1 teaspoon
16. Salt ¼ teaspoon
17. Freshly ground black pepper to taste ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Chickpea Quinoa Mock Tuna Salad

1 . Stage

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Fluff quinoa with a fork and refrigerate until cold.

2 . Stage

Combine chickpeas, carrot, celery, sunflower seeds, cabbage, and onion in a food processor and pulse until everything is roughly equal in size; transfer to a large bowl.

3 . Stage

Stir quinoa, almonds, and raisins into the chickpea mixture; add mayonnaise, mustard, kelp flakes, relish, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir the mixture until evenly seasoned.