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This Tuna Salad Recipe is an easy, simple salad recipe, perfect for Summer or any time of year. Whip it up for a quick bite to eat or make it for your next gathering! (gluten-free)

Tuna Salad Recipe

Hi Everyone, you would be amazed how useful it is to have a Tuna Salad Recipe in your back pocket.

Need something quick to whip up for lunch: Tuna Salad.

Feeling lazy for dinner: Tuna Salad may be made into Tuna Melts.

Need something to bring to that BBQ or Summer holiday?

Well most people like Tuna Salad, so that's easy!

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I make it pretty often to be one of those in-between meals or if I run out of ideas or if I just need to turn off my creative juices.

It's packed with veggies and protein (tuna is brain food, after all).

You can also put so many different, creative spins on it, depending on your tastes and what you are in the mood for.

Add another type of veggies (carrots work great! to it, change the spices (try curry or something spicy), swap out the mayonnaise for Greek yogurt to make it healthier, or even swap the tuna and make it a chicken salad.

Ingredients

• 2 cans chunk white tuna (in water), drained
• 1 cup celery or carrot
• ½ cup sweet onion, like Vidalia onion variety
• ½ cup (to start) mayonnaise (to make gluten-free, use a gluten-free mayonnaise brand), amount to taste, for a healthier option, you can substitute the same amount Greek yogurt, however, it will taste different
• ¼ teaspoon celery seed, to taste
• Kosher salt, to taste
• ground pepper, to taste
• 1 large hard-boiled egg, optional, chopped

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Tuna Salad Recipe

Yield: 4 people

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

This Tuna Salad Recipe is an easy, basic salad recipe, perfect for Summer or any time of year. Whip it up for a quick bite to eat or make it for your next gathering!

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Ingredients

• 2 cans chunk white tuna (in water), drained
• 1 cup celery or carrot
• ½ cup sweet onion, like Vidalia onion variety
• ½ cup (to start) mayonnaise (to make gluten-free, use a gluten-free mayonnaise brand), amount to taste, for a healthier option, you can substitute the same amount Greek yogurt, however, it will taste different
• ¼ teaspoon celery seed, to taste
• Kosher salt , to taste
• ground pepper , to taste
• 1 large hard boiled egg, optional, chopped

Instructions

1. Put all ingredients into a medium-large mixing bowl and combine. Adjust and add ingredients and seasonings to taste. 
2. Serve right away or chilled. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 411Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 746mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 28g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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