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Recipe · Finxa

Chickpea chuna

"For everyone who misses tuna but not, you know, the tuna. Nori does all the heavy lifting here." — Zandile Finxa

PHOTO — chickpea chuna

Prep

10 min

Cook

0 min

Total

10 min

Yield

Serves 2

Level

Easy

Ingredients

The Base

1 can chickpeas, drained and mashed

2 sheets nori, crumbled

2 tbsp mayonnaise, 1 tsp Dijon

Mix-ins

1 celery stick, finely diced

1 tbsp capers, chopped

Squeeze of lemon, salt to taste

Method

01

Mash the chickpeas coarsely, leaving some texture.

02

Crumble the nori in by hand — this is where the "fishy" flavour comes from.

03

Fold in the mayonnaise, mustard, celery, capers, and lemon.

04

Season to taste and serve on toast, in a sandwich, or straight off the spoon.

Familiar flavour, honest ingredients — that's the whole trick.

— Finxa

Notes

Keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days — the flavour deepens overnight.

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