Easy Ideas to "Spruce Up" Tuna?

ehju0901
ehju0901 Posts: 394 Member
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So I bought some tuna and mayo with some pita bread to have as an easy meal that's not too high in calories, but now it just sounds bland and I'm not in the mood for it.

I was thinking of going back to the store and buying some chipotle mayo or something to give it a little more flavor but I'm also curious on what you guys do? Looking for super little prep time ideas!
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I don't do tuna, but to add excitement to my chickpea salad I'll do chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, onion, fennel, asparagus, artichoke hearts, jalapenos, red bell pepper), nuts (walnuts, cashews), or chopped pickles.
  • ehju0901
    ehju0901 Posts: 394 Member
    CHBFitnessTracker wrote: »
    I mash a quarter of an avocado into plain tuna (1/4 goes a long way, but if you want you could add half) and pepper/red pepper flakes and some lemon juice. With some sliced tomato and lettuce on that pita bread, it sounds like a great meal.

    Lemon juice and some red pepper flakes actually sound pretty good, and I'm not much of a red pepper flake kind of person haha. Thanks for the tip!
  • ehju0901
    ehju0901 Posts: 394 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    I don't do tuna, but to add excitement to my chickpea salad I'll do chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, onion, fennel, asparagus, artichoke hearts, jalapenos, red bell pepper), nuts (walnuts, cashews), or chopped pickles.

    I can eat pickles all day long. Cashews are a new idea! I'd give that a try!
  • MaltedTea
    MaltedTea Posts: 6,286 Member
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  • Curvybaja55
    Curvybaja55 Posts: 114 Member
    edited September 2020
    My daughter's tuna salad tuna, mayo, mustard, fresh garlic, red onions, red pepper flakes, red peppers, shredded carrots and dried cranberries or raisins. All on garlic naan this is a fully loaded sandwich. She also includes cheese and avocado she trying to gain weight not counting calories.
  • s131951
    s131951 Posts: 3,776 Member
    MaltedTea wrote: »
    Furikake

    I thought you had started this and was going to chastise your naughty ways.

    Truthfully, I like a few potato chips on my tuna sandwiched between some whole grain toast. I'm a fancy gent.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    I like tuna salad made with tuna, lemon juice, pepper, chopped onion, chopped green olives, and mayo. This I put on toasted bread, especially pita, but can mix it in with lettuce and other greens.
  • BahstenB10
    BahstenB10 Posts: 227 Member
    Tuna tacossss!
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Tuna, light miracle whip, dill pickle relish, chopped onion, chopped celery, 1/4 tsp lemon juice.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,960 Member
    Salade nicoise.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/saladenicoise_6572

    For the dressing, just thin down the commercial mayo with a little wine vinegar and olive oil and add some garlic powder instead of making from scratch as in the above recipe.
  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    ^^ She knows where it's at and how to cook anything. I've learned so much from her food ideas.
  • MaltedTea
    MaltedTea Posts: 6,286 Member
    s131951 wrote: »
    MaltedTea wrote: »
    Furikake

    I thought you had started this and was going to chastise your naughty ways.

    Truthfully, I like a few potato chips on my tuna sandwiched between some whole grain toast. I'm a fancy gent.

    Furikake is a thing. A tasty, sprinkle it everywhere (and NOT just rice) thing which comes in many flavours, such as...

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    Sidenote: @Diatonic12 the person in your new PP is amazingly beautiful. Do you mind sharing who it is?
  • lissababe
    lissababe Posts: 38 Member
    Tuna with mayo and red delicious apple. Sooo good.
  • MiNinaLisa
    MiNinaLisa Posts: 648 Member
    i never thought of green olives. *writing that down*
    i like to add sriracha to the mayo, dill pickle, salt, pepper, lemon juice, minced capers and minced celery.
    i just wish tuna wasn't so full of mercury... :o
  • mytyglotz
    mytyglotz Posts: 1,804 Member
    My ideas are super simplistic - almost too simple to be considered "ideas" - and they're pretty similar to a lot of the recommendations other pal'ers posted here --
    but I want to share anyway!! :)

    Whenever I have tuna in water, I add a combination of some sorts using the following:
    • salsa (fresh or jarred, if the ingredients get my personal "stamp of approval")
    • mustard
    • hot sauce
    • liquid aminos
    • powdered seasonings: e.g. garlic celtic salt, turmeric, dill weed, red pepper flakes, cayenne, Mrs. Dash, cumin
    • horseradish
    • shredded cabbage
    • cilantro
    • green onion
    • shirataki rice
    • chopped kelp noodles
    • dill pickles
    • diced celery
    • diced cucumber
  • ehju0901
    ehju0901 Posts: 394 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
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    My family likes pasta w tuna and green olives.

    Olives sound good!
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    My go-to tuna salad has olive oil, dijon mustard, cornichons, and shallot. I don't hate mayo, but I don't love it, and the dijon adds a nice kick. Cornichons > gherkins because they're not syrupy sweet.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    Eat it raw with some sweet vinegar rice and seaweed.

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  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Eat it raw with some sweet vinegar rice and seaweed.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    Oh...I could SO go for this right now🥰
  • Sakura_Tree
    Sakura_Tree Posts: 142 Member
    Tuna onigiri is really easy to make and delicious!
  • foofyq
    foofyq Posts: 42 Member
    tuna melts are always good. bread + tuna salad + cheddar cheese on top, put in the toaster oven or in the oven and broil for a few minutes. i like sriracha on top
  • jelleigh
    jelleigh Posts: 743 Member
    I make my tuna salad with horseradish. Gives it some kick.
    Also if I don't have time to chop up stuff to put in for a tuna salad, I sometimes add just a spoonful of green relish. (I've not done the horseradish and relish together but maybe the sweet heat would be good.

    I also just mixed it with seafood sauce a few times to give it more of a tangy flavour.
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    I like mine with a tomato balsamic salad, sometimes I add lettuce and/or avocado.

    I recently had it with a little rice, tons of wilted spinach, a little garlic and lemon juice. A hot meal instead of tuna salad is nice this time of year.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,082 Member
    Jarred jalapenos are good in tuna and egg salad. Some good ideas here!
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  • ehju0901
    ehju0901 Posts: 394 Member
    I've found that I enjoy jalapeno in mine the most. It's to the point that I kinda crave it sometimes lol.
  • xxxtarable27xxx
    xxxtarable27xxx Posts: 104 Member
    edited June 2021
    1 can of tuna
    1 boiled egg cut up
    2 teaspoons of yellow mustard
    2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
    1 or 2 pickle spears (depending on how many you want)

    Mix it and then I put it on Nature's Own Honey Oat bread which is 40 calories per slice.
  • Agion3
    Agion3 Posts: 15 Member
    Chunk light tuna salad with Primal Kitchen avocado mayonnaise, diced serrano pepper, chopped cilantro, diced tomatoes, freshly squeezed lime juice and sea salt and black pepper. You can also use cubed avocado for texture enhancement.

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