Tuna Salad Cucumber Boats
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
8 cucumber boats
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Calories
113 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Tuna Salad Cucumber Boats
Description
This recipe uses chunk light or albacore canned tuna combined with chopped celery, carrot, kosher dill pickles, optional red onion, mayonnaise, and a touch of yellow mustard, seasoned with salt and black pepper. The mixture is adjusted to taste and can incorporate other tuna salad variations. English cucumbers are sliced, seeded using a melon baller or spoon to create space for the filling. The tuna salad is then piled into the cucumber quarters, providing a fresh, nourishing presentation. Optional dill garnish adds a subtle herb note. The cucumber boats offer a contrast in texture between the crunchy cucumber and creamy tuna mixture, making them convenient to prepare ahead and serve chilled.
Ingredients
- 2 chunk light tuna 10 oz total, canned, water-packed, or albacore tuna
- ½ cup celery chopped
- ¼ cup carrot chopped
- 2-4 TBSP kosher dill pickle chopped
- 2-3 TBSP red onion (optional)
- ¼ cup mayonnaise homemade or store-bought
- 1-2 tsp yellow mustard
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 cucumber English
Instructions
- Combine tuna with celery, carrot, pickle, onion, mayo, yellow mustard, salt, and pepper. If you have a go-to tuna salad recipe as well, feel free to use it here! Adjust to taste and feel free to add extra of your favorites mix-ins.
- Slice off the ends of your English cucumbers (also sometimes called hothouse cucumbers) and slice the cucumber in half vertically, then in half horizontally. Run a mellon baller or spoon along the center to scoop out the seeds and make some space for your tuna salad.
- Pile on the tuna salad and dig in!
- Feel free to garnish with a little dill if desired. It makes a great topping!
Notes
- Use water-packed canned tuna and drain it well to reduce excess moisture in the salad.
- A melon baller is helpful to hollow out cucumbers evenly, but a spoon works as an alternative.
- Fresh or dried dill can be added atop for an herbal accent.
- Nutrition information is estimated and varies based on specific ingredient brands and amounts.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8cucumber boats
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 115mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 240mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 806IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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