Chicky Salad

Name: Chicky Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 cans canned chickpeas; 2 Tbsp vegan mayonnaise (or more to the right consistency); 2 tsp mustard; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp lemon juice; 2 Tbsp pickles (sweet relish or small diced dill pickle); 1 Tbsp fresh minced parsley; 1 tsp paprika powder; 1/4 whole bell pepper (any colour, or multiple colours); 1/2 whole carrot (shredded); 1 stalk celery (very small dice); .5 whole green onion (thinly sliced or minced); 1 Tbsp red onion (minced or diced); 40 g corn kernels (fresh or thawed); 50 g grapes (quartered or halved); 50 g cucumber (small dice)

Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

Servings: 2

Necessary Ingredients

1 cans

canned chickpeas
2 Tbsp

vegan mayonnaise or more to the right consistency
2 tsp

mustard
1 tsp

salt
1 tsp

black pepper
2 tsp

lemon juice
2 Tbsp

pickles sweet relish or small diced dill pickle
1 Tbsp

fresh minced parsley
1 tsp

paprika powder

Optional Ingredients

1/4 whole

bell pepper any colour, or multiple colours
1/2 whole

carrot shredded
1 stalk

celery very small dice
.5 whole

green onion thinly sliced or minced
1 Tbsp

red onion minced or diced
40 g

corn kernels fresh or thawed
50 g

grapes quartered or halved
50 g

cucumber small dice

Instructions

First select 3-5 ingredients from the Optional Ingredients list and prepare them.
Drain and rinse the chickpeas and layer them two or three deep in a flat-bottomed dish like a casserole or glass loaf pan. Using the bottom of a medium sized drinking glass, or clean jar, press the chickpeas until they are mostly flat and broken, leaving some peas whole or halved, and some totally mushed. For multiples of the recipe, use either a larger dish or press them in batches.
Mix together the crushed chickpeas and vegetables in a large bowl and add the remaining Necessary Ingredients, mix throughly and taste. Try to balance flavours, wetness, and crunchiness by adding more salt, mustard, mayonnaise, or fresh vegetables until a desirable mix is achieved. Chill for at least an hour for optimal flavour and temperature. Can be served cold with crackers or cucumber slices, or hot on a grilled cheese sandwich.