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Simple Tuna Salad Recipe You Can Make Before Work
Not only is this a simple tuna salad Mediterranean style, but it is also an extremely healthy one. No processed ingredients are used and best of all, the top stays firmly on the mayo jar! This recipe will provide enough for several large plate servings where it is the main attraction or for many more where it is part of a larger catering operation such as a buffet. Of course if it is just for yourself then scale back accordingly. This salad is best made before going to work as the flavors really intensify while it is stored.
To make the dressing:
- 4 Tb good olive oil.
- Juice of 1 whole lemon.
- 1 Tb Dijon mustard.
- A few finely chopped tarragon or basil leaves, to taste, or 1 ½ tsp dried tarragon or 1 tsp dried basil.
- Fresh ground pepper & Kosher salt to taste.
Then Stir dressing into a salad mix made up of:
- 2 finely shredded medium sized carrots.
- 24 oz canned Albacore tuna, drained and crumbled.
- ½ red bell pepper, chopped.
- ½ small onion, chopped.
- ½ c pitted and chopped Kalamata olives.
- 2-4 oz crumbled Feta cheese.
Cover and place in fridge, preferably for several hours.
The salad can be eaten immediately after preparing but the combining of all the different flavors is the thing that really makes this dish work. Admittedly it is a little bit more involved than just slapping some mayo and the contents of a tin of tuna into a bowl and stirring in some chopped onion but your taste buds will really thank you for the small amount of extra effort.
Serving Suggestion
Serve on a bed of crisp lettuce or with half of a large star cut tomato. To prepare the tomato just make half a dozen cuts in a zig zag pattern around the middle. Only cut part way through the tomato and when the final cut meets up with the first cut just pull the two halves apart. Scoop out the seeds and pulpy tomato, then fill with salad.
This simple tuna salad can also be used as a straightforward sandwich filling. Of course the better the bread the better the sandwich. A wholegrain or really good artisan bread is recommended but anything without high fructose corn syrup is more than acceptable.
Wine Suggestion
Either a medium bodied crisp rose or, if white is preferred, a medium bodied Reisling would both work well. Heavier wines are probably best avoided with this light Mediterranean style dish as they could easily overwhelm it.
About the Author
I am the resident photographer, marketer and tech support for my wife’s food writing business.
For an ebook containing 7 of her recipes including this one check out this simple recipe ebook
MAYO BOWL Q & A
How many calories are there in a half-pounder with cheese and chips?
Also how many calories are there in a bowl of pasta salad?(mayo,tuna,sweetcorn)
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