Tuna Salad with Chickpeas
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This Tuna Salad with Chickpeas is full of flavor and crunch. It is made lighter by mixing fat-free plain yogurt and light mayonnaise - you’ll be surprised that you can’t taste the difference.
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- Prep time
- 10 min
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- Servings
- 7 Servings
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- Serving size
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1/2 cup
Ingredients
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fat-free plain yogurt
- 3 tbsp
- 44 g
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light mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup
- 59 g
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lemon (juiced)
- 1/2
- 1/2
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large red pepper (diced)
- 1/2
- 1/2
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medium celery stalks (diced)
- 2
- 2
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onion(s) (finely diced)
- 1/4 cup
- 59 g
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canned garbanzo (chickpeas) beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1 cup
- 237 g
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flavor fresh chunk tuna pouches (6.4 ounce each, in water)
- 2 packet
- 2 packet
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black pepper
- 1/4 tsp
- 1 g
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Directions
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In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, mayonnaise and lemon juice.
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In a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Pour mayonnaise mixture over tuna and mix well.
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Serve tuna salad on your whole-choice of lettuce, whole-wheat bread or crackers.