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Tuna, Tuno?
I've had a breakthrough.
Since becoming a vegetarian ten years ago, I only miss two things: chicken nuggets and tuna fish. Morningstar makes a wonderful fake chicken nugget, which I have every now and again. A couple years ago, they also put out a product called Tuno, which was fake tuna. I loved Tuno; I made special trips to the whole foods store to buy Tuno; I consumed Tuno every single day. Then, one day, it disappeared off the shelves. Months later, I found out it had been discontinued, and I almost cried. Since then, I've been without a tuna substitute. That is, until today. I found a recipe all the internet vegans seemed to love, so I picked up the items I needed to make it at the whole foods store after work.
It takes like tuna! Or at least what I remember tuna to taste like. I haven't eaten any real tuna in ten years, so I'm a bit hazy on that.
Tuno Salad
1 (15oz) can chick-peas (garbanzo beans), drained
1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise (Nasoya)
1/3 cup minced celery
2.5 tablespoons minced dill pickle or kosher dill relish
1/2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 green onion, chopped
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon kelp powder or dulse flakes
pepper, to taste
Coarsely mash chick-peas with a fork. Add all other ingredients and mix. I know, it's ridiculously easy and requires no cooking.
If you aren't vegan, then I'm sure regular mayonnaise or Miracle Whip would work, but the vegan stuff is just as tasty. Nutritional yeast is not the same thing as the yeast you buy in the small packets at the market. It is not active and looks quite different. It is usually sold in health food or whole food stores in the supplements/vitamins section. Kelp powder and dulse flakes are located in the Asian foods section. I used dulse flakes because I heard a few complaints about the kelp powder. I also left out the green onions because I'm allergic to them. Still too tasty for words!
I know, it sounds super weird, but it is delicious and comes closer than you'd think to tuna.
Since becoming a vegetarian ten years ago, I only miss two things: chicken nuggets and tuna fish. Morningstar makes a wonderful fake chicken nugget, which I have every now and again. A couple years ago, they also put out a product called Tuno, which was fake tuna. I loved Tuno; I made special trips to the whole foods store to buy Tuno; I consumed Tuno every single day. Then, one day, it disappeared off the shelves. Months later, I found out it had been discontinued, and I almost cried. Since then, I've been without a tuna substitute. That is, until today. I found a recipe all the internet vegans seemed to love, so I picked up the items I needed to make it at the whole foods store after work.
It takes like tuna! Or at least what I remember tuna to taste like. I haven't eaten any real tuna in ten years, so I'm a bit hazy on that.
Tuno Salad
1 (15oz) can chick-peas (garbanzo beans), drained
1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise (Nasoya)
1/3 cup minced celery
2.5 tablespoons minced dill pickle or kosher dill relish
1/2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 green onion, chopped
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon kelp powder or dulse flakes
pepper, to taste
Coarsely mash chick-peas with a fork. Add all other ingredients and mix. I know, it's ridiculously easy and requires no cooking.
If you aren't vegan, then I'm sure regular mayonnaise or Miracle Whip would work, but the vegan stuff is just as tasty. Nutritional yeast is not the same thing as the yeast you buy in the small packets at the market. It is not active and looks quite different. It is usually sold in health food or whole food stores in the supplements/vitamins section. Kelp powder and dulse flakes are located in the Asian foods section. I used dulse flakes because I heard a few complaints about the kelp powder. I also left out the green onions because I'm allergic to them. Still too tasty for words!
I know, it sounds super weird, but it is delicious and comes closer than you'd think to tuna.