Vegan Tunacado
 
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I'm going to show you how to make an easy vegan tunacado recipe! The Tunacado went viral on TikTok and I wanted to make a vegan version using vegan tuna!
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 buns or bread
  • 1 cup vegan tuna (or grated tofu)
  • ½ cup plant-based mayo
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1-2 tbsp soy sauce
  • ½ tsp kelp powder
  • 2 green onions, finely chopped
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 12 tbsp vegan pesto
  • 1 Avocado
  • 12 tomato slices
Instructions
  1. To make a vegan tunacado, you'll need to either make my easy tofu tuna recipe or find vegan tuna in a can (some specialty stores have it) and mix with the sauce ingredients. I discovered that shredded tofu is one of the best substitutes to get a vegan tuna lookalike & perfect for making a tunacado sandwich.
  2. Once you have your vegan tuna or shredded tofu chunks, in a separate large bowl, mix together vegan mayo, lemon juice, soy sauce, and nori powder or kelp powder (for fishy flavour). You can also add some beet powder, but it's optional, to get a pinkish tint to your tuna. I also love adding green onions to your vegan tuna salad.
  3. To get the best results, I highly recommend putting your vegan tuna salad into the fridge for a bit for the tofu to absorb and marinate in the delicious sauce mixture to get the best taste for your tunacado sandwich. Or you can just make the tunacado right away, but marinating is reccommended.
  4. To make a tunacado sandwich, add your vegan "tuna" to a toasted bun, with toppings like sliced avocado, tomato and vegan pesto (store-bought or you can make one of my vegan pesto recipes)
  5. And voila! A vegan tunacado sandwich!
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2023/03/12/vegan-tunacado/