chickpea salad with avocado, blueberries, feta, tuna, tomatoes and olives

Chickpea tuna salad with tahini dressing

ByKimberly
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Looking for a delicious, yet quick, lunch to pack in some midday protein? Search no further! This chickpea tuna salad with tahini dressing will delight your taste buds and give you the nutrients you need to push through your day.

Loaded with whole, recognizable foods like tuna, chickpeas, blueberries, and avocado, this easy and fast salad takes minutes to make but will keep you full and satisfied.

This chickpea tuna salad is also simple to convert to a vegan recipe by swapping out any meat with tofu, tempeh, or extra beans, and the feta with non-dairy cheese of your choice.

As is, my chickpea tuna salad is a great gluten-free power lunch that will leave you wondering how you ever got by without it!

chickpea salad with avocado, blueberries, feta, tuna, tomatoes and olives

Chickpea tuna salad with tahini dressing

Chickpea tuna salad with whole foods for high protein and delicious nutrients
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 can skipjack light tuna packed in water
  • 1/2 cup chickpeas rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup blueberries rinsed
  • 3 olives Frescatrano or black
  • 1/4 avocado
  • 2 tbsp feta crumbled
  • 5 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice fresh squeezed
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Drain and rinse chickpeas and add to a bowl
  2. Drain tuna can and add half to the bowl
  3. Rinse and add half cup of fresh blueberries
  4. Slice 5 cherry tomatoes into the bowl
  5. Cut up three green olives, or olive of choice, and add
  6. Complete with 2 tbsp of feta cheese
    chickpea salad with avocado, blueberries, feta, tuna, tomatoes and olives
  7. In a separate bowl, mix together the tahini, maple syrup, olive oil, and lemon juice and whisk until blended and smooth
    Olive oil with tahini, maple syrup, lemon, garlic granules and salt
  8. Pour dressing on top of salad and enjoy!
    Mixed tahini lemon dressing

Notes

Make this your go-to lunch when you are rushing and need high protein to sustain you through your day! 
This chickpea salad is easy to make into a vegan version by omitting the feta and tuna and subbing in tofu, tempeh, or extra beans in place of the tuna and adding vegan cheese in place of the feta.
Packed with protein and fiber, this chickea tuna salad will satisfy not only your hunger pangs but will also boost your daily nutrient intake. 
The tahini dressing will have you clammoring for more and helps make this dish one that you will want to repeat more than twice in a week!