Sea-sational Chickpea Salad

Name: Sea-sational Chickpea Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters coarsely chopped carrots; 1 rib celery, chopped; 425 grams cooked chickpeas (1 can or about 1 3/4 cups), drained; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning; 1 teaspoons salt (or to taste); 118 milliliters silken tofu (lite preferred); 1 teaspoons smoked paprika

Sea-sational Chickpea Salad might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegan recipe has 153 calories, 8g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 5. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have salt, paprika, silken tofu, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 15 minutes.

Instructions

Add just enough water to cover and soak for 5 minutes.

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Drain (reserve the soaking water, if you like, and add it to the salad) and set aside.

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Combine the tofu and half the chickpeas in a food processor and pulse several times to mash all of the chickpeas well.

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Add remaining chickpeas and the carrots and pulse once or twice to roughly chop.

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Scrape into a bowl and add all remaining ingredients, including reserved arame. Cover and chill for at least half an hour to allow the flavors to blend. Check seasonings, adding more to taste.

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