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Best Tuna Salad Recipe (Irresistible, 15 Min)

A creamy, crunchy tuna salad with celery, red onion, and a touch of lemon and mustard, ready in about 15 minutes with no cooking required
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 scaleable
Course: Lunch, Salad
Cuisine: American
Calories: 220
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • For the Tuna Salad
  • 2 | cans 5 oz each | tuna, packed in water, drained | canned light tuna is lower in mercury than albacore
  • 1/2 | cup | mayonnaise |
  • 2 | stalks | celery finely diced |
  • 1/4 | cup | red onion finely diced | soak in cold water for a milder bite
  • 1 | tbsp | Dijon mustard |
  • 1 | tbsp | fresh lemon juice |
  • 1/4 | tsp | salt | plus more to taste
  • 1/4 | tsp | black pepper |
  • Optional Add-Ins
  • 2 | whole | hard-boiled eggs chopped | optional
  • 2 | tbsp | sweet pickle relish | optional
  • 1/2 | cup | halved red grapes | optional

Method
 

  1. Mixing the Salad
  2. Break up drained tuna in a mixing bowl.
  3. Add mayonnaise, celery, red onion, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  4. Stir until evenly combined.
  5. Fold in optional add-ins if using.
  6. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  7. Serving 6. Serve on its own, over greens, or as a sandwich filling.
    8. If the salad tastes flat, a small extra squeeze of lemon juice usually fixes it faster than more salt would.

Notes

Contains egg and fish; mayo may also contain soy (check label). An egg-free mayo alternative was noted in the post. Not recommended for freezing. Do not leave out at room temperature longer than 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F). Refrigerate up to 3 to 4 days