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[KatyTheChickenLady]

Katy’s Tuna Salad Recipes

Tuna is healthy and convenient, but in our house we quickly get tired of the Grandmas version of Tuna Salad with lots of mayo, boiled eggs, and pickle relish. We do like that, but it does get old. Wanting to serve my family tuna once a week for lunch (convenience, cost, health), I invented some really unique recipes that are grown-up in taste, but devoured by the kids as well.
Now when they ask what’s for lunch, and I say “tuna” I hear “Oh yay!”, from my husband and kids. Really! We still have “Grandma’s Tuna” but only once every six weeks now. Please try my recipes and let me know what you think; and if you have some new amazing way of making it I would love to hear yours. These recipes easily convert to "chicken salad" as well.

By the way I use albacore tuna from Bell Buoy; I get it shipped by the case. Yes it is more expensive, but due to the way they can it the flavor is unbeatable. Here’s the link if anyone wants it. http://www.bellbuoyofseaside.com/

Katy’s Sun Valley Tuna
2 cans of Tuna - drained
Juice of 1 lemon
¼ cup sliced pickled jalapeños – diced
½ cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves – slivered
Jane’s Crazy Mixed-Up Salt – to taste
Mayonnaise – scant 1 teaspoon per can of tuna
Mix it all together and let sit and chill for a couple of hours. This has a WOW factor that is incredible. Very low fat due to scant amount of mayo, and excellent in lettuce wraps or tomato cups if watching carbs. Also great (and pretty) on crackers as an appetizer. If you don’t care about carbs or fat, this is best served on a slightly toasted bagel, spread thick with cream cheese, and then topped with tuna!

Katy’s Tuscan Tuna
2 cans of Tuna – drained
Balsamic Vinegar
One can of Small White Beans – drained & rinsed
5 green onions -sliced thin
1 fresh garlic clove – diced
1 cup Parmesan cheese - shredded
Olive oil
Jane’s Crazy Mixed-Up Salt
VERY generously drizzle Balsamic Vinegar over tuna. Set aside.
In separate bowl, toss beans, onion, and garlic with enough olive oil to coat well. Salt to taste and then toss with Parmesan cheese. Gently mix in tuna. Chill for a couple of hours. This is low fat due to NO mayo, and FABULOUS over lettuce for low carbs.

Katy’s Japonaise Tuna
2 cans of Tuna – Drained
2/3 cup Mayonnaise
½ cup Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar
3 Tablespoons white sugar
Jane’s Crazy Mixed up salt – to taste
¼ cup Fresh Cilantro – chopped
1 bunch green onions – sliced thin
2 cups shredded cabbage (the kind for slaw – broccoli slaw works great in this too)
1 cup carrots – matchstick shred
Whisk together mayo, vinegar and sugar, salt to taste. Stir in Cilantro and Onions. Then toss with cabbage and carrots. Mix in Tuna and chill for several hours. This one is NOT low fat or low carbs so go ahead and serve it on nice thick, slightly toasted, whole wheat bread.

Katy’s Tuna Meister
2 cans of Tuna – drained
½ cup Inglehoffer Dark Stone Ground Mustard
½ fresh White Onion -finely diced
½ fresh Sweet Red Bell Pepper – finely diced
Mayonnaise – one tablespoon per can of tuna
Mix it all together and chill, this is great on dark bread.

Katy’s Cool Cool Summer Tuna
2 cans of Tuna – drained
1 fresh medium cucumber – diced small
½ white onion – diced small
2 tablespoons fresh mint – chopped small
3 Tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon white sugar
Mix everything but tuna and chill for several hours. Then stir in Tuna and serve in cantaloupe bowls.

 

[Holly O]

I make Tuna melts also.
Their are several ways I make then depending on what I have in the fridge.
But I can never seem to make enough no matter what I do. The kids and DH gobble them down faster than they come out of the oven ....
Do a google search for different ideas.

Mine are tuna mixed with what I find....
spread on 1/2 a bun (roll)
Topped with cheese (again whatever I have in the fridge)
And put in the oven on BROIL till the cheese is melted and bubbly.

 

[wildorchid053]

we make tuna salad like this.... tuna, mayo, sweet relish, curry powder, red onion, celery serve in a tomato or on crackers

 

[AHappychick]

yours sound wonderful

here is mine

tuna
pamentos
teaspoon of horse radish
onion flakes or powder or real shallotts chopped fine
water chestnuts chopped
mayo
celery chopped (optional)
fresh baby carrots chopped (when in season)
pinch of garlic salt
sweet relish (spoon full or so)

 

[blueberrylu]

I do the traditional tuna salad with mayo, celery, onion, peas, but i use garlic pepper and salt as the seasoning---it is very tasty. I make seafood salad the same way (minus the peas) with fake crab meat.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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thanks! try them you will be amazed. I was waiting for one with horseradish I will try this on Monday (Tuna day). thanks for sharing!

 

[wildorchid053]

sounds yummy .. we love horseradish

 

[ams3651]

my mom always made tuna burgers and I still do. One can on tuna mixed with a little mayo, dab of mustard, pepper and enough bread crumbs to hold it together into a patty and fry in a little oil. Top with cheese and in a burger bun.

My grandmother used to make a cold pea and tuna salad, i think it had a little mayo in it, onion, celery and some shredded carrot. Must have been salt and pepper, maybe a little garlic powder. Oh it was good.

 

[ozark hen]

Since I was planning tuna salad this week...these are awesome recipes!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to everyone!!!

 

[newnanchic]

Try cooking some of the trio colored pasta and mixing it with the tuna salad it is yummy !!


Also try cooking a package of ramen noodles ( chicken flavor) and add the seasoning pack and the noodles to your tuna salad ( the grandma kind) to the tuna salad It is a cheap lunch with crackers