Like most other vegan copy-cat recipes (nut cheeses, cream sauces etc). this vegan tuna salad is made from seeds – sunflower seeds.
Once soaked and blended with some ingredients these sunflower seeds transform into very realistic looking tuna.
If you want a “fishy tuna” taste, add half a nori sheet (the seaweed sheets used to make sushi), but to be honest I forgot to add them and whilst the mixture didn’t have a fish taste at all it was delicious. So if you don’t have access to them or don’t want to add them, it’s fine.
Served inside avocados, this vegan tuna salad would make great appetizers. Alternatively you can chop up the avo and add it to the mixture and serve on top of a bed of lettuce.
A vegan and gluten free "tuna" salad made out of sunflower seeds. Stuffed into avocado's they make the prettiest little appetizers. This recipe is vegan, gluten free, wheat free, dairy free, nut free and sugar free.
1cupraw sunflower seedssoaked in water for 3-6 hours
1/4cupchiveschopped
2tbspfresh parsley
1tbspolive oil
1tbsplemon juice
1tspapple cider vinegar
1/2sheetnorioptional
1stalkceleryfinely sliced
10baby tomatoesquartered
4avocadohalved and pitted
salt and pepperto taste
You will also need
food processor or blender
Instructions
Soak sunflowers for 3-6 hours. This helps to soften them, making them creamier and easier to blend. Aim for 6 hours, but a minimum of 3 is fine.
Drain the sunflower seeds and add them to a blender or food processor. Add the chives, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar and nori sheet (if using one) to the blender. Blend for 30 seconds at a time until you get a chunky mixture that resembles tuna. Add salt and pepper to taste.
In a mixing bowl combine the “tuna”, celery and tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Divide the “tuna” mixture between the avocado halves. Scooping it into the middle. Serve immediately.
Copywriter, content creator and recipe developer that never misses #MorningMovement, loves to read and trawl foreign grocery stores. Zissy believes you don’t need an occasion to make a fancy meal, being alive is the occasion.
