Chickpea Tuna Salad Recipe with a shallot vinaigrette is full of amazing flavors. Packed with protein, fibre and fresh ingredients, this salad is healthy, tasty and keeps you full until dinner time.
Although we are in September and chilly days are around the corner, we still crave for light meals like this Chickpea Tuna Salad. It’s been one of our staples for a few months. To tell you the truth, we make it whenever we don’t have any energy left after shooting photography or video and need a super quick meal. Even in winter. Using lettuce, spinach and some other greens instead of tomatoes and cucumbers though.
How to make chickpea tuna salad
The ingredients in this recipe are almost the same as the ones in our Chopped Turkish Salad recipe, which we have as a side dish.
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It is really easy to combine everything in a bowl. No cooking is needed. Just chop the veggies and combine them with cooked chickpeas and tuna. Oh make sure you drain the fish before adding it in the salad so that you remove the excessive oil. Make the dressing and pour it over the salad.
Shallot vinaigrette for tuna salad
This is a simple vinaigrette recipe that I use quite often. It tastes really good in almost any salad. We need just 5 ingredients and a jar to make a good shake.
Combine lemon juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper and finely chopped shallot in a jar. Shake it well and it’s ready. I don’t normally measure the ingredients when making this vinaigrette, but the approximate ratio is ¼ cup olive oil to 2 tablespoons lemon juice. You can definitely adjust it to your taste. It matches perfectly with salads like this chickpea tuna salad.
I sometimes use herbs like parsley, basil or mint in the recipe just to make a change. Similarly, you can replace shallot with garlic as I sometimes do when making another Tuna Salad without Mayo.
This shallot vinaigrette can be kept in the fridge for 3-4 days. Just shake it again before using it over your salad.
Why is this tuna salad good for you?
For one thing, this recipe is made without mayonnaise unlike traditional tuna salad recipes which are overloaded with mayonnaise. Instead, I use an amazing shallot vinaigrette to enrich the taste of the salad. The result is so good that you don’t even miss mayo.
In addition, this salad is packed with protein (tuna+chickpeas) and healthy summer vegetables. You end up with a healthy yet tasty tuna salad that is pleasing for everyone.
Love chickpeas in salad recipes and looking for more? Check out the following recipes:
Lemony Kale Avocado and Chickpea Salad
If you have a chance to make this Chickpea Tuna Salad Recipe, I’d love to hear your feedback! Please rate the recipe and leave a comment below!
PrintChickpea Tuna Salad
A healthy yet filling salad with chickpeas, tuna, tomatoes and cucumbers.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Salad:
- 15 ounces tuna, canned
- 15 ounces chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup cucumber, chopped
- ½ cup tomatoes, chopped
- ¼ cup peas, canned
- 1 red onion, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh dill, chopped
Shallot Vinaigrette:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Combine everything for the vinaigrette in a jar and shake well.
- Mix together the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss with the vinaigrette.
- Season with extra salt if needed and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 440
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 864.4mg
- Fat: 24.8g
- Carbohydrates: 20.3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 32.9mg
Keywords: chickpea tuna salad, healthy tuna salad
Looks delicious!! There is a funny fact that I love tuna salad but I always use the tuna sauce and never thought of canned tuna once xo You remind me of them. Anyways, a plate of salad is the best breakfast ever 🙂
– Natalie Ellis