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My Go-to Working Mom Lunch: Chick Pea Tuna Salad

March 26, 2017 by Lisa Leave a Comment

Easy to Make, Healthy to Eat this Chick Pea Tuna Salad is a great working mom lunch idea for any day of the week.

I’ve been making more of an effort to bring my lunch to work. Working in midtown Manhattan, buying lunch everyday gets expensive. The healthier the option, the more I’ll spend. So I take a little time on Sunday to throw together a working mom lunch for Monday. Sometimes I even pack Joseph a working dad lunch.

Easy to Make Healthy to Eat Working Mom Lunch Tuna and Chick Pea

 

My go-to working mom lunch: Chick Pea Tuna Salad

Prepping for Monday motivates me to prep lunch and snacks for the week. Because it’s frustrating to spending $15 on lunch and not like it.

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What I love about this chick pea tuna salad is that there are so many options. And chances are you already have the all the ingredients in your pantry.

Easy Healthy Working Mom Lunch Recipe Chick Pea Tuna Salad

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My Go-to Working Mom Lunch: Chick Pea Tuna Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 15.5 oz can of Chick Peas (obviously I use Goya, but use what you got/like)
  • 2 5 oz cans of Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
  • 1 Lemon (you can also use red wine or balsamic vinegar)
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Fresh Parsley - chopped (add in as much as you want)
  • Optional Extras - feel free to add any or all
  • Small red onion - finely chopped (I use about 3/4 of a red onion)
  • 1 - 3 cloves fresh garlic - minced (because I believe garlic is life)
  • Sliced or chopped cucumber
  • Cherry tomatoes - sliced
  • Red pepper - chopped

Directions

  1. Drain and rinse chick peas, once dried add to mixing bowl
  2. Drain tuna and add to bowl
  3. Mix it all up
  4. Squeeze in juice from 1/2 a lemon but if you're like me, you'll use the juice from the whole lemon and even grate in some lemon zest.
  5. Add in Olive Oil - as little or as much as you like.
  6. Add salt & pepper to taste because hey, it's your lunch. Make it how ya like it!
  7. Toss in your chopped parsley
  8. Add in your *optional extras*
  9. Mix it up some more

Serving Suggestions

This Chick Pea Tuna salad is great in a butter lettuce wrap, pita bread, flat bread or on a Triscuit.

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This Chick Pea Tuna salad is filling, delicious and so good for you. And it literally takes minutes to make. The recipe is easy enough that I can even make this in the morning before work for midweek lunch. You can basically customize this recipe to your personal preference. It’s also a great “Meatless Monday” option.

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