Chickpea "Tuna" Salad- Vegan & Gluten Free (with homemade mayo)

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◗ Ingredients:

○ “Tuna”:

1 cup chickpeas

4 nori sheets

1/2 small purple onion (or 1/4 a large onion)

3 spring onions

¼ cup dill

1 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp garlic powder

½ lemon/lime, juiced

○Homemade “mayo”:

¾ cup cashew

1 lemon/lime, juiced

1 garlic clove

1 tsp black salt

1 tsp mustard

½ cup water

◗ Procedures:

1) Soak the cashews in water for 4 hours or lukewarm water for 30-60 minutes.

2) Once the cashews have been soaked, drain them, and prepare the cashew “mayo”.

3) Add to a blender all the mayo ingredients and blend together until smooth.

4) In a food processor add the chickpeas along with the nori sheets and mix in pulses until reaching a rough consistency

5) Next add in the onion, dill, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and pulse until reaching a finer consistency, but still not mashed.

6) Add the “Tuna” into a bowl, mix in the cashew mayo (or if you want store bought vegan mayo) and add the juice of half a lemon/ lime on top, mix everything together and enjoy.