Recipe: Carefree Chickpea Salad

This is such an easy recipe…..seriously.  Very quick to throw together if you already have cooked chickpeas.  If not, use a can of chickpeas.  I like to buy organic bulk dried beans and cook them myself, but sometimes I am not so prepared.  That’s why they make canned beans.  I love chickpeas for their neutral flavor and because they offer protein, fiber and calcium to your diet.  This is my vegan version of tuna salad.

Carefree Chickpea Salad & Homemade Bread

Carefree Chickpea Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup cooked chickpeas OR 1 can chickpeas
• 1/3 cup Vegenaise
• 1 tsp. kelp granules
• 1 tsp. yellow mustard
• 2 tsp. capers

Mash chickpeas with a fork in a large bowl.  Add Vegenaise and mix.  Add remaining ingredients and mix. Season with pepper to taste.

Carefree Chickpea Salad