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Tuna Salad Recipe
If you’re looking for the absolute best Tuna Salad Recipe for an easy, luscious lunch (or dinner!) - you’ve found it!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 386 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 20 ounces canned albacore tuna in water (4 cans)
- 1 cup mayonnaise (see note)
- 2 talks celery finely diced
- 1 small red onion peeled and finely diced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
For Serving
- Ritz crackers
- sandwich bread
- lettuce
- Tomato slices
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a medium mixing bowl and stir until evenly combined. Be sure to break up the tuna as you stir if needed.
- Serve immediately or let sit for up to 20 minutes for the flavors to marry together.
- We like this tuna salad on bread with lettuce, with crackers, or over tomato slices for a low-carb option.
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Notes
- I find that everyone likes their tuna salad a little differently when it comes to the amount of mayo used. For my family, 1 cup of mayo for 4 cans of tuna is perfect. You can start by adding 1/2 cup of mayo, mix everything up, and then see if you like the consistency of the salad. If you can it looser, add more mayo until your desired consistency is reached.
- If you let the tuna salad rest, the moisture from the red onion and celery will pull out into the mayo some. This can cause the tuna salad to be on the wet side. You can start with less mayo, and then mix more in later if you think it's needed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
386kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
18g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
55mg
(18%)
Sodium
826mg
(34%)
Potassium
299mg
(9%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
106IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 386
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 386kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 18g | 106% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 826mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 299mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 106IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.