Name: Homemade Tuna Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 0
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cans (5 ounce), well drained solid white albacore tuna in water; ⅓ cup heaping mayonnaise; ⅓ cup minced celery; 3 tbsp minced, rinsed, and drained red onion; 2 tbsp rinsed, or 2 minced baby dill pickles, optional capers; 1 tbsp lemon juice; ½ tsp minced garlic; 2 tbsp chopped Fresh Parsley; 1 tsp optional dijon mustard; ¼ tsp salt and freshly ground black pepper

How To Make Homemade Tuna Salad

This homemade tuna salad dish is another noteworthy twist to a classic tuna recipe. Power up the tuna taste by adding lemon, mayo, and some fresh herbs.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2canssolid white albacore tuna in water,(5 ounce), well drained
⅓cupmayonnaise,heaping
⅓cupcelery,minced
3tbspred onion,minced, rinsed, and drained
2tbspcapers,rinsed, or 2 minced baby dill pickles, optional
1tbsplemon juice
½tspgarlic,minced
2tbspfresh parsley,chopped
1tspDijon mustard,optional
¼tspsalt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Add tuna, mayonnaise, celery, red onion, capers, lemon juice garlic, parsley, and dijon mustard to a mixing bowl.
Toss ingredients together while seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 335.71kcal
Fat: 23.34g
Saturated Fat: 3.89g
Trans Fat: 0.00g
Monounsaturated Fat: 5.91g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 13.18g
Carbohydrates: 2.43g
Fiber: 0.76g
Sugar: 0.77g
Protein: 27.61g
Cholesterol: 58.17mg
Sodium: 744.37mg
Calcium: 31.68mg
Potassium: 344.05mg
Iron: 1.47mg
Vitamin A: 20.55µg
Vitamin C: 6.82mg

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