Easy Ideas to "Spruce Up" Tuna?
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!
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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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.7
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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.3
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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!0 -
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!2 -
Furikake3
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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.0
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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.4
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Tuna tacossss!1
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Tuna, light miracle whip, dill pickle relish, chopped onion, chopped celery, 1/4 tsp lemon juice.2
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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.1 -
^^ She knows where it's at and how to cook anything. I've learned so much from her food ideas.1
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Furikake is a thing. A tasty, sprinkle it everywhere (and NOT just rice) thing which comes in many flavours, such as...
Sidenote: @Diatonic12 the person in your new PP is amazingly beautiful. Do you mind sharing who it is?4 -
Tuna with mayo and red delicious apple. Sooo good.2
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My family likes pasta w tuna and green olives.
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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...1 -
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
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snowflake954 wrote: »
My family likes pasta w tuna and green olives.
Olives sound good!0 -
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.1
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Tuna onigiri is really easy to make and delicious!3
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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 top3
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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.0 -
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.1 -
Jarred jalapenos are good in tuna and egg salad. Some good ideas here!
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I've found that I enjoy jalapeno in mine the most. It's to the point that I kinda crave it sometimes lol.0
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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.4 -
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.0
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