Hello friends and not-yet-friends,
Jackfruit transforms chickpea salad into the most realistic looking and tasting
mock chicken salad.
But only if you treat it right!
I showed you this in a What I Ate Wednesday video but never made it its own dedicated
recipe video.
And this vegan chicken salad deserves one!
Jackfruit's flaky texture looks a lot like tuna or shredded chicken but it has a fruity
flavour, even when unripe.
Fine for things like my 5 spice jackfruit bao where that flavour becomes a part of something
bolder, but for the milder taste of chicken salad, it's nicer if we put a wee bit more
effort in.
This is the type you want to buy.
I don't mean the brand, just that it's unripe.
No jackfruit in syrup here.
Drain the jackfruit pieces.
Then we'll give them a good rinse.
Break down the flaky fibers and if there are tough core bits, cut them away.
Sometimes, your jackfruit is very soft, even the core parts.
If they break down easily between your fingers, you can leave them in.
There are also seed pods.
I have a thing about seed pods.
Kind of like my phobia of little holes...
So I pop them out.
You can leave them in if you really wanted to.
But why would you?
Squeeze that jackfruit really well so all the water comes out.
Then taste a little piece.
It will probably still taste a little fruity.
Subtle...but fruity.
Repeat a few times, until the flavour is barely noticeable.
For me, that's at least 5 times because I grew up with this stuff and I notice it even
when other people don't seem to.
For some people, I'm sure a couple rinses is enough.
You follow your tastebuds!
Jackfruit looks so much like chicken already but it has very little protein.
Personally, I need more protein to stay full longer, especially if this is my lunch and that has to tide me over
to dinner, so that's where the chickpeas come in.
This is kind of my usual chickpea salad but I decreased the amount of chickpeas which
will be replaced by jackfruit and added nutritional yeast and poultry seasoning to give it a chicken-ish
flavour.
Actually poulty seasoning is just a collection of herbs so it doesn't taste like chicken,
it's just that this combination of flavours tends to remind people of chicken.
If you know what I mean.
If I was making this a tuna style salad, I would be adding some powdered nori or dulse
flakes.
As always the full printable recipe is on marystestkitchen.com; link in the description.
Doesn't that look a lot like regular chicken salad?
It really tastes like chicken salad.
Try this in a sandwich, or on crackers, or however you like.
If you do, please let me know how it goes in a comments below and if you're on instagram
don't forget to snap a pic and tag me in it.
I love seeing you guys make these recipes.
Plus, I like to show off your creations every so often by reposting them on my insta.
Sometimes in videos too.
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Let's surprise them and draw them to the dark side...I mean the green side.
Okie dokie, and let me know what you want to me veganize next in the comments too!
Bye for now.