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Quick & Easy Healthier Tuna Salad

This recipe I love and it is super simple for week day lunches. Make this on a Sunday and have some to go throughout the week.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy dinner, healthy dinners, healthy eats, quick, tuna melt, week night dinner
Servings: 6
Calories: 122kcal
Author: Alaina Hinkle

Equipment

  • large mixing bowl
  • Frying pan

Ingredients

  • 3 in water no salt added 5 oz cans of white albacore tuna
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp mayonaise
  • 1 tbsp light olive oil
  • 2 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp dried dill
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp Pink Himalayan salt
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 2 stalks of celery diced or 1 large carrot shredded
  • 4 slices of cheese diced
  • *salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Drain the 3 cans of tuna. Then take your fork and break apart the 3 cans of tuna into a medium sized bowl. Then in a separate small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mayo & olive oil. This makes the mayo stretch farther. 3 tbsp of mayo is just under 1/4 a cup. Which is WAY less than a lot of typical tuna recipes. Also I love the zing this combo gives it :)
  • Next add the mayo combination plus the mustard to the tuna and stir until combined. Then add in all the seasonings & lemon juice. Mix well until combined and then lastly add in the shredded carrots or chopped up the celery & the diced cheese. Then fold that in at the end.
  • Lastly, choose how you want to eat it! Tuna melt as see above, crackers, open face with avocado mashed, stuffed in avocado, with cucumbers-- options are endless!

Nutrition

Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 421mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 219IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 1mg