5.0 from 30 votes
Tuna Salad Without Mayo
The best classic light and healthy tuna salad made without mayo. It calls for a few simple ingredients, is packed with fresh veggies, and is tossed in Greek yogurt, not mayonnaise. Enjoy it in a lettuce wrap, with crackers, or on a tuna melt.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 83 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 (5-ounce) cans tuna stored in water drained
- ⅓ cup plain greek yogurt 0%, 2% or 5%
- 2 talks celery diced
- 2 - 3 tablespoon red onion minced
- 3 - 4 baby carrots thinly sliced
- 1 - 2 tablespoon parsley chopped
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper more to taste
- 1 - 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Drain the liquid from the tuna cans.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the tuna, yogurt, celery, red onion, carrots, parsley, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper.
- Gently stir together until well combined.
- Mix in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Then, taste and add more if desired.
- Enjoy the tuna salad in a lettuce wrap, on its own, on an open-face piece of toast, or in a sandwich. I love this open-face tuna melt.
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Notes
- Canned Tuna in Water: You can certainly use oil-based tuna; however, this will add more fat and calories to this lighter tuna salad recipe.
- Dairy-Free: To make this tuna salad dairy-free, use a dairy-free alternative to greek yogurt. You can use dairy-free mayo, or you can use Kite Hill Greek Style Plant-Based Yogurt.
- Storing: Store leftover tuna salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. DO NOT heat it, enjoy it cold.
- Don’t skip the Dijon mustard. Mayo has a very tangy, distinct flavor, and since we don’t use it in this tuna salad, the Dijon mustard helps mimic that. Don’t worry if you don’t like mustard, you cannot taste it!
- Double or triple the recipe for meal prep. I love that this healthy tuna salad is the best meal prep recipe. You can store it in the fridge for up to 5 days for quick lunches.
- Add Mix-Ins: The sky is the limit with tuna salad recipe variations! Add sliced cherry tomatoes, pickles, capers, cucumbers, chopped-up Granny smith apples, or sun-dried tomatoes.
- Tuna Melts: Feel free to serve it on an open-face sandwich with cheese. This is my favorite tuna melt recipe!
- Tuna Pasta Salad: Turn your healthy tuna salad into a light tuna pasta salad by adding cooked and cooled small-shell pasta to it. So easy and delicious!
Nutrition Information
Calories
83kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Cholesterol
26mg
(9%)
Sodium
365mg
(15%)
Potassium
227mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
344IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
45mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 83
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 83kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 365mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 227mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 344IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.