Best Tuna Salad
A classic that never gets old. You can serve tuna salad as a meal, snack, or quick fuel for on the go. Tuna salad can be dressed up or down, depends on what your going for.
Options include serving tuna salad on romaine lettuce hearts to go lighter and avoid the carbs of sandwich bread, with crackers to dip, I’ve even made it into a tuna casserole during college days, my personal favorite now is to toast it up between two slices of sourdough bread and cheese for a delicious tuna melt! The options are limitless.
The recipe for this tuna salad is heavy on the dill which gives it a nice boost of flavor. A squirt of zesty lemon brightens up this dish and celery and red onion give it nice bite and texture. Give this version a try as it won’t disappoint!
Ways to serve
Gather all supplies
Things to note:
This “Best Tuna Salad” is meant for sharing or saving as leftovers. With the recipe calling for 3 cans of tuna along with the additions of celery and red onion, this tuna salad can easily serve 4 people depending how you are serving it.
It could feed a hungry crowd as a quick crackers and dip situation, it could be meal prepped into multiple salads for the week, or even into tuna sandwiches or tuna wraps.
Pro tip-save the remaining tuna juice and feed to your pet of choice as a little treat by mixing it in with their regular food- our dog Sage loves it!
What to look for when buying tuna:
- Wild caught & sustainably fished, pole and line caught
- Ingredients should be minimal, tuna and salt, no fillers or broths (youd be surprised what ends up in what you think is just a can of tuna)
- Packaging look for BPA free
Best Tuna Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cans tuna (drained)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup celery diced
- 1/3 cup red onion diced
- 1 tbsp dried dill weed (use less if using fresh)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Assemble ingredients. Dice celery and red onion.
- Open cans of tuna and drain. Add drained tuna into large mixing bowl along with mayonnaise, diced celery, and diced red onion.
- Add dry ingredients, dill weed, salt, and pepper. Give a squeeze of lemon to taste. Mix ingredients.
- Serve and enjoy. This Best Tuna Salad can be enjoyed by itself by the fork full, can be dipped into with crackers, served on top of a salad or in romaine hearts for lettuce wraps as shown here, or even melted with a piece of cheese between 2 pieces of sourdough bread for a delicious tuna melt.
