High Protein Tuna Chickpea Salad (Quick, Easy & Filling)
This Tuna Chickpea Salad recipe is a high volume high protein salad that will keep you full until your next meal at just over 400 calories! Full of nutrient dense vegetables like cucumbers, carrots, and arugula microgreens, fiber from chickpeas, healthy fats from hemp seeds and olive oil, and high protein from tuna, this tuna salad with chickpeas is ideal for a quick healthy lunch you can make ahead for work or make at home. Just combine and serve!
Tuna Chickpea Salad Recipe
High protein tuna chickpea salad that’s quick, filling, and easy to prep. A healthy lunch with 30g+ protein to keep you full.
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Ingredients
- 1 can flaked skipjack tuna in water, drained
- 1/2 cup chickpeas
- 1/2 English cucumber quartered
- 3/4 cup matchstick carrots
- a handful of micro arugula
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients
- Serve immediately
Notes
Sometimes I like to mix the lemon juice into the tuna so it absorbs the flavors.
Use as much lemon juice as you prefer since this is a very simple salad you can boost the flavors of the salad with more lemon (or if you’re like me and have issues with acidic foods you can stick to 1 tbsp)
Servings: 1
Calories: 402kcal
