Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich (Vegan Gluten-Free)

A quick and simple high-protein, plant-based lunch or dinner recipe that is packed with flavour, texture and colour. Smashed chickpeas and Vegan Horseradish Sauce with gherkins and capers make this sandwich filler your new favourite.

Sandwiches are a staple for a lot of us and for good reason – they are quick, easy to make and travel well for lunch on the go. But they can be so boring! So many people always fall back on the same fillers, spreads and ingredients but this Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich is anything but boring! It is packed with crunchy and smooth textures, tangy and sweet flavours and so much goodness for just a handful of ingredients and only 5 minutes of your time.

This Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich is:

• High-protein and high in fibre
• Naturally vegan and gluten-free
• Packed with crunchy pickles and onion
• Loaded with creamy sauce and warming horseradish
• Easy to make
• A great vegan alternative to the classic tuna filler
• Quick to make in 5 minutes

This recipe is held together with the best condiment to adorn your shelves: Sacla’ Vegan Horseradish Sauce. This is THE horseradish sauce that I never knew I needed or missed from my day-to-day life until now. Since working on this recipe, I find every excuse to spread, spoon or stir this Vegan Horseradish Sauce into so many dishes. Typically seen as a side condiment to main meals, this is so delicious stirred into the Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich filler and also stirred into creamy pasta dishes for a bit of heat and interest, spread into toasted sandwiches with melting cheese, added into hummus for a lovely, spiced flavour, added into tahini dressings and so much more.

So, what makes this Vegan Horseradish Sauce from Sacla’ so special?

It is naturally vegan, egg, dairy and gluten-free, unlike most others on the shelves. It has a whopping 15% fresh horseradish inside meaning the flavour is authentic and delicious but not overpowering. While it is strong, it won’t blur our other flavours in your dish. It also has mustard in for a little more heat, lemon juice and vinegar for tang and contains no nuts. The texture is smooth and creamy with small pieces of horseradish inside adding interest, depth and richness to it. Can you tell I am a little bit obsessed?

Have a look at more recipe ideas here and you can find it on the Sacla’ website and also in Sainsburys stores from July 2021.

As this delicious sauce is from the family-brand Sacla’, you know that the ingredients are as fresh as possible and that each jar of Vegan Horseradish Sauce is made with love and care. They’ve been creating Pesto and sauces with passion since 1939 – although this product is brand new! Yet, it still encompasses their traditions and beliefs: that food brings people together, is something to be celebrated and that food is at the heart of everything they do.

Speaking of food, what else goes into this delicious Vegan Horseradish jazzed up Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich?

• Chickpeas: obviously! These are the base for this sandwich filler. Simply mash them with a fork until chunky. You could use another white bean too like cannellini or white beans, if needed.
• Gherkin: or pickled cucumbers for the texture and tangy flavour.
• Capers: again, for the classic tangy “taste of the sea”.
• Red onion: just a small amount for a great texture and punch to this sandwich filler.
• Garlic: for the fiery flavour.
• Fresh parsley: fresh herbs really lift all recipes, and this adds a lovely freshness to all the rich and tangy flavours.
• Vegan mayonnaise or yoghurt: this adds the creamy sauce to hold all the flavours together. I prefer tangy plant-based Greek-style yoghurt.
• Lemon juice: for the zingy freshness.
• Vegan Horseradish Sauce: this is the magic ingredient to elevate this sandwich filler to the next level. It adds a bit of texture and a lot of flavour. It’s warming, spiced and slightly tangy, too.

Mash the chickpeas and then stir all the ingredients together for this Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich before assembling your sandwich. There are a few options when it comes to sandwiches: you can toast the bread first or leave it plain; you can have an open sandwich or close the sandwiches; you can add fresh tomatoes and lettuce, too. Whatever you decide, the essential part is to add an extra smear of Vegan Horseradish Sauce to the bread before adding the filling. This adds another layer of deliciousness to the sandwich – and you’ll get used to adding it to more sandwiches, too!

I hope I have persuaded you to try this delicious Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich for your next lunch and if you’re looking for more ways to use your Vegan Horseradish Sauce, how about:

• Adding a spoon to my Vegan Carbonara (also created with Sacla’ sauce)
• Spreading it onto the toast before topping with my Vegan Pesto Eggs (made with Sacla’ Pesto)
• Adding a layer onto my Hummus Pesto and Tomato Puff Pastry Tarts
• Adding a spoon into the Garlicky Kale Tahini and Almond Salad
• Serve it alongside my Mini Butternut Squash Nut Cups

Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich (Vegan Gluten-Free)

• Servings: 2
• Time: 5 minutes
• Difficulty: easy
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A quick and simple high-protein, plant-based lunch or dinner recipe that is packed with flavour, texture and colour. Smashed chickpeas and Vegan Horseradish Sauce with gherkins and capers make this sandwich filler your new favourite.

Ingredients

Chickpea Tuna Sandwich Filler
• 1 tin chickpeas, drained (240g drained weight)
• 1 gherkin, chopped
• 1 tbsp capers, chopped
• 1/2 red onion, chopped small
• 1 small garlic, crushed
• 1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tbsp vegan mayonnaise or yoghurt
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1-2 tsp Sacla’ Vegan Horseradish Sauce, plus extra to spread
• Salt and pepper
To serve:
• 4 slices bread
• Lettuce
• Tomatoes, chopped

Directions

1. Add the chickpeas to a bowl and mash with a fork, some lumps are ok.
2. Add in all the other ingredients for the chickpea tuna in order and stir well until fully mixed.
3. Spread each slice of bread with extra Vegan Horseradish and then top half of them with lettuce leaves. Spoon over the chickpea tuna filling and add some tomatoes. Sandwich together and serve.
4. Eat straight away or leftover chickpea tuna sandwich filler will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for 2-3 days.

I look forward to hearing what you think of this simple recipe for Chickpea Tuna Salad Sandwich so please let me know! If you make this sandwich filler, let me and Sacla’ know on social media by tagging us – I’m @nourishingamy.amy on Instagram and find @sacla_uk here, too.

With chickpea tuna horseradish love x