Buffalo Ranch Chickpea Salad

Ingredients

For the Mayonnaise
⁃ 1/2 cup raw sunflower seed
⁃ ⅓ cup + 3 Tbsp water
⁃ juice of 1 lemon
⁃ 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 garlic clove
⁃ 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
⁃ 1 tsp miso

For chickpea salad
⁃ 2 (15.5 oz) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
⁃ 3 Tbsp raw tahini
⁃ 1/4 cup hot sauce (Franks or any brand you enjoy)
⁃ 1/2 tsp garlic powder
⁃ 1/2 tsp onion powder
⁃ 1 1/2 Tbsp dried chives
⁃ 2 stalks celery, diced
⁃ 1/2 medium sweet onion, diced
⁃ Pepper to taste
⁃ 2 tsp tamari (if not salt-free, use 2 pinches of salt

Instructions

1. Place all mayonnaise ingredients in a bullet or a blender, blend until creamy, set aside
2. Drain and rinse chickpeas, using a potato masher or a fork, mash some of the chickpeas, but be careful not to mash everything
3. Add remaining chickpea salad ingredients, as well as mayonnaise, incorporate well
4. Enjoy!