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March 21, 2022Updated: April 26, 2022

Chickpea Tuna Salad

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Chickpea Tuna Salad is a fresh and flavorful salad with a tangy Dijon dressing and crisp veggies. It’s great as a side dish just as it is, add lettuce to make it a main dish salad, or use it as a filling for sandwiches and wraps.

overhead photo of the salad on a white plate.

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  • Ingredients
  • Recipe Instructions
  • Serving Tips
  • More Salad Recipes

Today’s dispatch comes just as we’re nearing the edge of winter here in Wyoming. And when I write “nearing,” I mean that easy summer days are at least two months away.

So, it still feels a little too soon to be sharing summery, fresh chickpea tuna salad, but in the spirit of “hurry up warm weather,” I figured, what the heck. For me, it’s like a calling card of what’s to come. Maybe for you, who might live somewhere with an actual spring season, it may be perfectly timed.

And it is very spring-y and light – a great lunch you can make ahead, or you can beef it up with other add-ins to make it dinner. It has chickpeas and tuna to fill you up, crisp veggies that add texture and flavor, and it’s all tied together with a lemon-Dijon dressing with a punch of tang.

close-up shot of the salad.

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Ingredients

  • Tuna packed in olive oil
  • Chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
  • Capers
  • Minced garlic
  • Chopped celery
  • Chopped red bell pepper
  • Finely chopped shallot
  • Lemon juice
  • Olive oil
  • Dijon mustard
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • Red pepperflakes
  • Chopped fresh parsley

I like shallot in this salad because it adds a mild onion flavor without overpowering the salad like red onion or white onion would do. Some chopped green onions would be good if you want to use something else.

Want to add some cheese? Crumbled feta cheese would be great.

ingredients for the salad.

Recipe Instructions

Drain the tuna and place it in a large bowl. Use a fork to break it into chunks. Add the chickpeas, capers, garlic, celery, bell pepper, and shallot. Mix to combine.

In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oil, mustard, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and parsley. 

Pour the dressing over the tuna mixture and gently stir to coat it evenly. Let the salad stand at room temperature for five minutes before serving.

photo collage showing the chopped vegetables, dressing in a bowl, and the salad ingredients in a bowl.

Serving Tips

It makes a great side dish or you can amp it up and make it a meal:

  • Sandwiches: Grab some slices of bread, slather on some mayonnaise, and sandwich the salad in between for a chickpea salad sandwich.
  • Wraps: Roll it up in large flour tortillas with some mayo or extra mustard for a quick tuna wrap.
  • Salad: Toss it with some romaine lettuce and sprinkle some croutons over the top. A bowl of tomato soup on the side would not be wrong.
  • Snack: Or, keep it simple and spoon it on some crackers for a snack.
chickpea salad on a plate with a fork.

Even if it doesn’t feel like spring, we can make this chickpea tuna salad recipe and get a little taste of what’s to come. I hope you give it a try!

Happy salad making,

April

More Salad Recipes

  • ​Mexican Caesar Salad
  • Chicken Cobb Salad
  • Summer Crunch Chopped Salad
  • Green Bean Potato Salad

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Chickpea Tuna Salad is a fresh and flavorful salad with a tangy Dijon dressing and crisp veggies. It’s great as a side dish just as it is, add lettuce to make it a main dish salad, or use it as a filling for sandwiches and wraps.

  • Author: April Anderson
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Salads
  • Method: Mix
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 1 (6-oz) can of tuna packed in olive oil
  • 1 (15-oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1/4 cup capers, drained
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 small shallot, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

  1. Drain the tuna and break it into large pieces. Combine it with chickpeas, capers, garlic, celery, bell pepper, and shallot in a large bowl.
  2. In a small dish, whisk the lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Pour the dressing over the tuna mixture and gently stir.
  3. Let the salad sit for 5 minutes before serving it.

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About April Anderson

I’m a passionate home cook, cookbook author, recipe developer, freelance writer, food photographer, and dog mom ❤ I garnish (almost) everything with parsley and believe you can make deliciously amazing dishes with everyday ingredients.

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