Looks like tuna, taste like tuna... but it's 'CHUNA'!
Nutrition:
For this recipe you can use either chickpeas or cannellini beans. If you love tuna but you decided to stop eating it for environmental reasons, this is a recipe for you. Healthy, sustainable and tastier than the classic tuna & mayo sandwich.
Similar to beans and all pulses, chickpeas contain high proportions of protein (17%-30% by dry weight), including albumins and globulins.
They possess antioxidant activity due to the presence of phytochemicals such as phytic acid, sterols, tannins, carotenoids. They represent a simple way to achieve a variety of macronutrients and micronutrients: studies indicate that the consumption of chickpeas leads to higher nutrient intakes of vitamin A, E, C, fibre, polyunsaturated fatty acids, folate, magnesium, potassium and iron, compared to non-consumers. Adding chickpeas to your dishes can increase their nutritional value and reduce the acrylamide content. Furthermore, as chickpeas are a rich source of fibre, they make you full by suppressing your appetite. Therefore, they are often used for weight management in people who want to lose weight, while decreasing the glycaemic index at the same time.
An interesting curiosity about chickpeas is their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with soil bacteria known as rhizobia. The inoculation of these bacteria induces metabolic changes in the plant, which leads to an increase of the antioxidant and protein content. Therefore, rhizobia promotes the plant growth and its functionality.
What You Need (for the chuna):
230 g of chickpeas
20 g of vegan mayonnaise
20 g of mustard
10 g of spring onions
0.5 g of seaweed
3.8 g of parsley
10 g of rocket
Allergens: mustard, sulphites
The recipe is a source of vitamin K. It is high in chloride and manganese
Method:
Add your chickpeas, mustard and vegan mayonnaise in a large bowl.
Chop your onions, seaweed and parsley into small pieces
Mash everything, then add the spring onions, seaweed and the fresh parsley.
Top your 'chuna' with rocket and serve on bread
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