This Jackfruit Tuna Salad takes about 10 minutes and has a similar taste and texture to tuna salad.
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Being vegan for over twenty years, it's been a very long time since I've had a tuna salad sandwich. I can still remember the flavor and texture though, and this Jackfruit Tuna Salad Sandwich comes pretty close to the original.
This vegan version has a fishy flavor from nori seaweed and the texture of tuna from canned jackfruit.
It tastes great in a sandwich. Add some lettuce, tomato, or whatever you like.
You could also make it into vegan tuna melts. Keep it open-faced and add some vegan cheese on top then place it under the broiler to melt.
Other vegan recipes that I've used jackfruit in are a BBQ Jackfruit Sandwich, Vegan Fish Sticks, and Vegan Jackfruit Enchiladas.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It is a vegan alternative to a tuna salad.
- It has a meaty texture just like tuna fish.
- Made in minutes, it is a healthy lunch.
🧾 Ingredients
- Vegan mayo: Adds creaminess.
- Mustard: I used Dijon mustard, but you could also use yellow mustard.
- Lemon juice: Adds tangy flavor.
- Sweet pickle relish: Adds a sweet tangy flavor. Instead of sweet relish, you could use dill pickle relish or chopped pickles.
- Salt and pepper: Enhances flavors and adds flavor. I like to use sea salt.
- Jackfruit: Adds the tuna texture. It makes a great meat substitute. I used canned young green jackfruit. You can find young jackfruit at some local grocery stores, health food stores, Whole Foods, Asian markets, or online.
- Celery: Adds crunch. You could also use red bell pepper.
- Green onions: Adds pungent flavor. You could also use red onion.
- Nori sheets: Adds an ocean flavor. You could use nori flakes, dulse granules, kelp granules, or leave it out if you don't want a seaweed flavor.
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Add vegan mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and sweet pickle relish to a small bowl.
Step 2: Mix until smooth and creamy.
Step 3: Drain and rinse jackfruit. Pull it apart with a fork or your hands and chop it. You can also use a food processor by using the pulse setting so that you can control how finely it gets chopped. Place it in a mixing bowl.
Step 4: Add dressing, chopped celery, green onions, nori, and salt and pepper.
Step 5: Mix well.
What Can I Use Instead of Vegan Mayo?
You could use plain unsweetened vegan yogurt. Greek style would work the best because it's got a thick consistency. You could also use vegan sour cream.
💭 Tips
- If you don't have nori, you could substitute dulse flakes, kelp flakes, or another seaweed.
- If you prefer dill relish use that.
- To make this recipe faster, use a food processor to break apart the jackfruit. I did it by hand because I prefer larger chunks.
🍽 Serving
- On a bed of lettuce
- In a wrap or vegan tuna sandwich
- With crackers
- Made into vegan tuna melts
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
There are many different plant-based ingredients that could be used for vegan tuna. For this vegan tuna salad recipe, I used jackfruit because it resembles tuna when it's pulled apart and it has a similar texture.
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📋 Recipe
Jackfruit Tuna Salad
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegan mayo
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup sweet pickle relish
- Salt and pepper
- 14.1 ounces organic young green jackfruit
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped nori
Instructions
- Mix vegan mayo, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and sweet pickle relish in a bowl.
- Drain and rinse jackfruit. Pull it apart and chop it. Add it to a large bowl.
- Add the dressing, celery, green onions, nori, and salt and pepper. Mix well.
Notes
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Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
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