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How do you make your tuna salad?

Posted on 4/23/21 at 7:15 pm
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162231 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 7:15 pm
I have some cans of tuna I need to get around to consuming soon.

I usually do a simple tuna salad with boiled eggs, mayo, and relish. It's edible but I'd like to change it up.

Looking at some recipes I like the idea of adding some shallots that are lightly sauteed.

What are some other tips for elevating this relatively uninspiring dish?
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
13953 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 7:24 pm to
Do you like fennel seeds? I sometimes put them in tuna salad.
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
12380 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 7:27 pm to
With fresh tuna rather than canned tuna. We have tuna steaks often and always get way more than we can eat so that we can make tuna salad with the leftovers.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162231 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 7:53 pm to
Definitely sounds like an upgrade but I hate to waste food and want to make something decent with this

Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38829 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 8:04 pm to
tuna
red onion
capers
celery
cayenne
lemon juice
chopped dill
just enough mayo to bind
salt & pepper
Posted by r3lay3r
EBR
Member since Oct 2016
1826 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 8:08 pm to
Italian - olives, capers, lemon juice, olive oil & seasonings
Mediterranean - similar but with sundried tomatoes, diced fennel, red onion, olive oil, seasonings
French - shallots or green onions, diced cucumbers, Dijon mustard, mayo, tarragon

These are a few I've made. Also Asian with green onions, carrot, soy or ponzu, ginger & mayo
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 8:10 pm to
This tuna



Mayo
Dijon mustard
Capers
Fresh dill
Pepper
This post was edited on 4/23/21 at 8:16 pm
Posted by MissiSippi
South Mississippi
Member since Dec 2009
168 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 8:24 pm to
I add celery for crunch, chopped sweet pickles, a little minced onion, and mayo. Sometimes I'll chop some apple and add to it.
Posted by ddsmit
Pensacola, FL
Member since Jan 2011
206 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 8:37 pm to
We use a little Lemon Pepper in ours.
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
27614 posts
Posted on 4/23/21 at 8:38 pm to
About the same as you, but I add a healthy dose of Tabasco, super-finely diced onions, and super-finely diced celery
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47398 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:35 am to
Not in a salad, but tuna cakes might interest you.
I like tuna salad to be simple with Mayo, dill, eggs and onion. Capers are good.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18774 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 7:26 am to
quote:

I usually do a simple tuna salad with boiled eggs, mayo, and relish.


I make sure it is dill, not sweet, relish, and add finely diced celery and onion.

Once on the bread, I like to add either sriracha, Crystal, or green Tabasco sauce.
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
6989 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 8:27 am to
Diced apples taste good in it
Posted by DarthTiger
Member since Sep 2005
2746 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 8:45 am to
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This post was edited on 5/3/21 at 7:00 pm
Posted by Sherman Klump
Wellman College
Member since Jul 2011
4461 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 8:48 am to
Tuna. Green onion. Celery. Boiled eggs. Lemon juice. Salt pepper.
Posted by tigerdup07
Member since Dec 2007
21966 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 9:00 am to
one boiled egg per 2 cans
mayo
seasoning
sweet relish

Posted by pecanridge
South
Member since Apr 2009
1255 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 9:27 am to
Try a curried tuna melt

Curried Tuna melt
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155720 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:14 am to
Mayo
Squirt of mustard
Diced carrot
Celery
Red onion
Pepper
Lemon juice
2 boiled Egg whites, one yolk

If I have red apples I like to chop up about a 4th of one and add it in for some extra crunch and flavor
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
98883 posts
Posted on 4/24/21 at 10:20 am to
Open can of white albacore chunk tuna
Drain
Add mayo (Duke's)
Add sweet pickle relish
Add salt, pepper, a little cayenne

Done
Posted by msap9020
Texas
Member since Feb 2015
1273 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 2:39 pm to
quote:

one boiled egg per 2 cans
mayo
seasoning
sweet relish


This + 1/4 cup chopped onion and 1/3 cup chopped celery
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