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Oil-free Crab-less vegan salad with heart of palm served with Ritz Crackers inside an avocado "The Bell Jar"

Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad

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Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad uses chickpeas, hearts of palm, and vegan oil-free mayo to create a crave-worthy base for lots of different go-to meals. This Grilled Avocado & Vegan Crab-less Salad Wrap is a new favorite.

Oil-free Crab-less vegan salad with heart of palm served with Ritz Crackers

Oh yeah, that’s right: buttery tasting Ritz crackers are vegan! I love sitting down with a bowl of this and spooning it onto Ritz crackers. No, this post is not sponsored – I really enjoy Ritz crackers with this guiltless, sinful tasting treat.

In addition to being transcendent with Ritz crackers, I love this recipe in sandwiches (especially on a toasted vegan everything bagel like Killer Dave’s) and atop a nice spring mix of greens with tomatoes.

If you’ve read The Bell Jar and you love it when Sylvia Plath mentions crab-stuffed “alligator pears,” I highly recommended slicing an avocado down the center and loading it up with this flakey goodness. It’s a classy and luxurious experience. You can even enjoy your Crab-less Bell Jar with some Ritz crackers on the side for a genuinely Ritzy experience.

The Crab-less Vegan Bell Jar
There’s nothing depressing about this vegan “Bell Jar”

Some great toppers for this recipe include:

To recap, my favorite uses for Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad:

  • On a Ritz, yes these buttery crackers are vegan
  • Make a sandwich or more specifically a toasted everything bagel sandwich
  • Place a big scoop over mixed salad greens, top with halved mini tomatoes & broccoli sprouts
  • Make your own “Bell Jar” slice an avocado in half, remove the pit, stuff the crab-less salad inside
  • Meal prep, make it then use it for on-the-go lunches as any or all of the above dishes

Mayonnaise

This recipe uses Oil-free Mayo, this Mayo uses silken tofu and cashews, and it’s highly recommended. If you don’t mind some oil, you can use store-bought vegan mayo. If using store-bought vegan mayo, you may want to use a little less than I use in this recipe.

Let’s make Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad

Ingredients for Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad

First, do a small dice on your onion and celery. I like to go small here, but if you are more into a rustic chop, it’s your salad, go for it.

Shortcut: Use a small food processor to chop the onions and celery.

Cutting the celery into a brunoise-esque matchstick dice with a ceramic knife

Next, place drained, rinsed chickpeas and drained hearts of palm in the food processor. Pulse lightly until the texture is flaky and chunky. Be careful not to over-process, we want a flaked texture, not a creamy hummus texture.

Lightly pulsing the chickpeas/garbanzo beans and heart of palm in the food processor to create a flaked texture
Lightly pulsing the chickpeas/garbanzo beans and hearts of palm to create a flaked texture

Place the contents from the food processor and the rest of the ingredients into a medium or large mixing bowl. Then mix it all together with a spatula. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, or mayo as desired.

Ingredients for Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad ready to be mixed in a mixing bowl
Ingredients for Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad ready to be mixed in a mixing bowl
Mixing the Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad with a spatula
Mixing with a spatula

Chill and store, or eat some right out of the bowl.

Oil-free Crab-less vegan salad with heart of palm served with Ritz Crackers inside an avocado "The Bell Jar"
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Oil-Free Flaked Crab-less Vegan Salad

Glorious rich-tasting vegan salad loved in sandwiches, over mixed greens and on (yes they are vegan) Ritz Crackers.
Course Basics, Dip, Holiday, Salad, Snack, spread, topping
Cuisine American, Mediterranean, Spain
Keyword classic, creamy, decadent, make-ahead, oil-free
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 6 servings of 1/2 cup
Calories 127kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Do a small dice on your onion and celery. I like to go small here, but if you are more into a rustic chop for your salad, go for it.
  • Place drained, rinsed chickpeas and drained hearts of palm in the food processor. Pulse lightly until the texture is flaky and chunky. Be careful not to over-process, we want a flaked texture, not a creamy hummus texture.
  • Place the contents of the food processor and the rest of the ingredients into a medium or large mixing bowl. Mix it all together with a spatula. Taste and adjust salt, pepper or mayo as desired.
  • Chill and store, or eat some right out of the bowl.

Notes

Nutrition Information is approximate.
Shortcut: Use a small food processor to chop the onions and celery or chop them in same food processor you are processing the chickpeas and heart of palm in. 
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Nutrition

Serving: 1serving of 1/2 cup | Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 308mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg

Recipe adapted from Vegan Meal Prep: Ready-to-Go Meals and Snacks for Healthy Plant-Based Eating by J.L. Fields.

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