Favorite Tuna Salad?

JaenaM
JaenaM Posts: 251 Member
edited October 2 in Recipes
Tuna is such a great source of protein and i need to get more protein! I'd love to know your favorite weight-goal-friendly-but-tasty tuna salad recipes. This is my favorite recipe ever (but traditionally not goal friendly):

Tuna
Real mayonnaise
Slivered almonds
Lemon pepper

Thats it! I just add mayo, pepper, almonds to taste. I used to do the celery, onion, and everything else but the recipe is so good just simplified like this. You would be surprised how tasty of a tuna salad this makes! Serve it on a croissant and go straight to heaven, do not pass go, do not collect $200. It's actually my moms chicken salad recipe but I don't eat chicken. With my current goals I've got to ditch the croissant and go for a sandwich thin and maybe lighten up the mayo.

What do y'all like to do with your tuna?

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  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Try the tuna steaks instead of frozend. Sear in olive oil and put some wasabi and soy sauce. I will mix this up with rice and veggies, or put it on top of a salad - no dressing necessary
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    1 can Tuna (5oz can white albacore in water)
    1 tsp sweet pickle relish
    1 tsp yellow mustard
    1 half stalk finely diced celery
    2 TBS Miracle Whip lite
    Salt and Pepper to taste

    sometimes 1 hard boiled egg white (diced)
    sometimes fine diced carrots
    sometimes some fine diced yellow onion
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    bump
  • NoExcuseTina
    NoExcuseTina Posts: 506 Member
    hard boiled eggs...and I like dill
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    I throw a cup of spinach chopped up into the mix. Some lemon pepper and garlic powder. That's it.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I don't eat tuna, it's too high in mercury and the canned tuna is high in BPA.

    I like to make a tuna-style salad with salmon instead with some olive oil mayo, sweet pickles, celery and onion.
  • scv4414
    scv4414 Posts: 16 Member
    tuna, diced pickle, diced boiled egg, one tbs light mayo, salt & peper!
  • rbryntes
    rbryntes Posts: 710 Member
    I mix a can of tuna with salt and pepper and put it on bread. No mayo.
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    I keep it basic

    Sarah Lee Delightful multigrain bread - 90 cal
    5oz (I like it plump) starkist albacore tuna - 175 cal
    1 plop of Kraft Olive Oil Mayo - 45 cal
    finely chopped celery + onion - negligible

    310 cal
    39g protein
    20g carbs
    10g fat
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Tune(packed in water)
    generous pinch of "steak rub" seasoning
    shot or two of Real Lemon, or similar
    Dried lemon peel(chopped)
    Oregano

    Mix to taste
  • cmw72
    cmw72 Posts: 390 Member
    First, I drain and rinse the tuna, otherwise the taste is too overpowering. Then I like to mix it with fat-free cottage cheese, frozen peas, and a healthy dose of black pepper. I don't know how it would be on bread, but it's pretty good by itself.
  • trixylewis
    trixylewis Posts: 197 Member
    tuna, light mayo, onion, dill pickle, celery, dash of dry mustard, hard boiled egg, served on toast with a slice of tomato, yum!
  • Tree72
    Tree72 Posts: 942 Member
    One of my standards is:

    1 pouch (2 servings) tuna
    1 Tbsp. Kraft olive oil mayo (half the fat of regular mayo)
    1 tsp dijon mustard
    juice of half a lemon
    1/2 tsp tarragon
    1/4 tsp garlic powder
    2 sliced green onions
    1 large stalk celery, chopped

    Other times I'll use dill instead of the tarragon and add in a tablespoon or so of sweet pickle relish.
  • BeLightYear
    BeLightYear Posts: 1,450 Member
    100 calories - 1 can of tuna (packed in water, drained well)
    40 calories - 2 tablespoons of light sour cream
    0 calories - dill relish
    70 calories - 2 slices of light bread
    210 calories for a totally filling sandwich that isn't ruined by that awful light mayo!
  • slimdownspicey
    slimdownspicey Posts: 110 Member
    bump!
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    One of my standards is:

    1 pouch (2 servings) tuna
    1 Tbsp. Kraft olive oil mayo (half the fat of regular mayo)
    1 tsp dijon mustard
    juice of half a lemon
    1/2 tsp tarragon
    1/4 tsp garlic powder
    2 sliced green onions
    1 large stalk celery, chopped

    Other times I'll use dill instead of the tarragon and add in a tablespoon or so of sweet pickle relish.

    mine looks like this but I don't bother wiht hte onion and celery and tarragon -- ok mine doesn't look THAT much like this. I do mayo, mustard, lemon, a little salt, pepper, and i'm generally too lazy to go further.

    and when i'm really lazy i just drain it, scoop it straight out of teh can, and put some mustard on top.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Garam Masala
    chopped cucumber
    lemon zest
    finely chopped cilantro
    green onion
    lemon juice
    MAYO!
  • PVMcHugh
    PVMcHugh Posts: 10
    I make my tuna salad with an avocado instead of mayo. Then salt and pepper to taste. Sometimes I eat this plain, most times I eat it with crackers or bread. Delicious either way.
  • aldale
    aldale Posts: 118 Member
    I am doing low carb so I mix:

    1 can tuna
    2 hard-boiled eggs
    mayo
    onions
    celery
    salt and pepper

    This is very traditional but very good. It also works for me! Sometimes instead of adding the celery chopped, I just spread the tuna salad on the celery rib.
  • lisacornell
    lisacornell Posts: 29 Member
    If you want to cut down the calories in your recipe, just substitute low fat plain yogurt for the mayo, or you can do 1/2 yogurt and 1/2 mayo. The taste is nearly the same, the yogurt actually adds a little more zing to it.

    My recipe is:

    12 oz canned tuna in water
    3 T low fat plain yogurt
    1 T capers
    1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil (drained)

    Mix the above together and then top 2 whole wheat soft tortilla shells with 1 t dijon mustard and a red leaf lettuce leaf and 1/2 the mixture above and roll up.

    calories - 416
    fat - 16
    protein - 37
    fiber - 5
    iron - 22
  • chubba10000
    chubba10000 Posts: 11
    I like salty/sour. Coarsely chop a couple of Tbs of capers, mince a clove of garlic, make a little vinaigrette with this, a Tbs of dijon, and equal parts olive oil & sherry vinegar. Fine diced celery, tuna, add vinaigrette to taste, season it, let it get to know itself for a few minutes. Some hard boiled egg if you've got it but no reason to go out of your way. Maybe chopped pickled peppers of some kind.

    In general sandwichmaking I have found mayo to be more indispensable than any other condiment. Cheese I have totally learned to live without. A little mayo makes everything else go further, though.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    Fresh Raw Tuna (Maguro)
    Green Onions
    Mayo
    Thai Chili Past
  • JaenaM
    JaenaM Posts: 251 Member
    If you want to cut down the calories in your recipe, just substitute low fat plain yogurt for the mayo, or you can do 1/2 yogurt and 1/2 mayo. The taste is nearly the same, the yogurt actually adds a little more zing to it.

    My recipe is:

    12 oz canned tuna in water
    3 T low fat plain yogurt
    1 T capers
    1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil (drained)

    Mix the above together and then top 2 whole wheat soft tortilla shells with 1 t dijon mustard and a red leaf lettuce leaf and 1/2 the mixture above and roll up.

    calories - 416
    fat - 16
    protein - 37
    fiber - 5
    iron - 22

    What a great idea!
  • kyodi
    kyodi Posts: 376 Member
    BUMP; I LOVE tuna!!
  • purple_orchid
    purple_orchid Posts: 129 Member
    Hard boiled eggs sound good!
  • anvacarz
    anvacarz Posts: 58
    Oh, mine might be weird!

    I use salmon also because it tastes "less fishy" to me for some reason. But, I LOVE tuna.

    Canned salmon
    enough hummus to make it wet but not really clumped together
    sliced almonds
    raisins
    sweet relish
    jalepenos
    lettuce or spinach
    egg whites hardboiled

    on TOASTED bread.
  • sal0118
    sal0118 Posts: 84
    Bump!
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