Barbie’s Tuna Salad

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A wonderful summer salad to enjoy during a picnic or dinner with family and friends. This vegan-friendly whole food lentil salad recipe comes together quickly.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  1. 1 (7 ounce) can white tuna, drained and flaked
  2. 6 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing
  3. 3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
  4. 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
  5. ⅛ teaspoon dried minced onion flakes
  6. 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  7. 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
  8. ¼ teaspoon curry powder
  9. 1 pinch garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients.
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  3. Combine tuna, mayonnaise, relish, Parmesan cheese, and onion flakes in a medium bowl.
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  5. Season with parsley, dill, curry powder, and garlic powder. Mix well.
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  7. Serve with crackers or on a sandwich.
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Nutrition Facts

Calories 228 kcal
Carbohydrate 5 g
Cholesterol 24 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 13 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 255 mg
Sugars 4 g
Fat 17 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

James Wilkerson
Very tasty. I prefer to cut the pickle relish in half, but the original recipe is good, too. I also reduced the mayo at least 25% and still thought there was plenty. But really, you can’t go wrong. I prefer to thoroughly mix all the spices into the mayo, and *then* add the tuna. That helps distribute the spices evenly.
John Campbell
This is an awesome recipe! I use canned chicken instead of tuna. It is our family’s favorite.
Ronald Parker
This was absolutely delicious! I adjusted the ingredients to a 5-oz can of tune, using 2 T mayo and probably half of the remaining ingredients.
Brad Crosby
It was very good and a pleasant change of taste from the usual. I omitted the garlic because I did not think that flavor belonged. Just a personal taste
Robert Bennett
There is not a better tuna salad recipe that exists! Each ingredient adds its own flavor profile, and all together it is fabulous. It’s the only recipe I use!!
Paula Hurley
I used 3 cans of tuna and 2 pinches of garlic powder, but all other ingredients remain the same. My husband loved it. I’ll never fixed tuna salad the old way again. LL
Jeremy Johnson
The first time I made this recipe exactly as written. The curry was to much for my husbands taste. I now make it without curry and reduced the parmesan to 1/4 tsp and use fresh chopped onions and celery. Now it is perfect for us.
Sherry Lyons
I made this and it is delicious! Finding a recipe where curry and cheese work together is unusual, but this one works. The only change I made was accidentally adding a little bit more onion than called for.
Natalie Fernandez
Best tuna salad ever!
Christina Dunn
Great tasting tuna salad, thank you for this recipe! I made this almost exactly according to the recipe, but didn’t have dried onion flakes. I used fresh red onions instead, and that was the only thing I did differently.
Barbara Jackson
it was great just like it called for . I tried it on toasted whole wheat bread with a little dejon on one side with a leaf of romane . I will definatly be doing this one again.
Nicole Holt
Barbie, thank you for sharing your delicious recipe. There is a chef in the Cinque Terre region of Italy that makes this recipe using white fish. She is paid a lot of money to create her fish dish using the subtle ingredient… curry powder. It is served in empty orange halves.
David Johnson
Substitutions I made because it is what I have on hand. Low Fat (1%) Cottage Cheese that I put in my mini chopper until smooth, for the Greek yogurt and mayo. This saved on fat and calories. Dill relish for sweet relish For a less saucy salad I used two 5oz cans water packed tuna. We used hot dog buns. Because I haven’t been to the grocery store. My husband was skeptical, but his response after his first bite….Mmmmm that is good! This is a keeper. I have been using this recipe since 2018. It is my go to for both Tuna and Chicken salad. I add more onion and dill, the amount varies to our taste on that day. Make changes to meet your family’s taste. We also use tortilla,casava root chips or celery in place of bread or buns.
Joanna Dixon
Add onions and horseradish will kick it up even more
John Castro
Super delicious, but I add fresh onion and significantly more parmesan and dried/fried onions. We eat it with crackers and on sandwiches.
Bradley Lawrence
Loved it! Kept all the seasonings the same. My healthier changes: 1 T lite mayo 1 cup diced apples for crunch and fiber. Served on Ole Extreme Wellness tortillas. Only 50 cal each.
Megan Russell
Loved it but will def use less mayo next time and maybe less relish! BF and kids loved it as well. Thanks for such a delish recipe!!
Traci Ball
Very good! I added finely chopped celery, more onion and less mayo. Did not have curry. After tasting it, it needed a little bit of salt and pepper. Loved it!
Mary Hale
This my family’s favorite sandwich!
Derrick Rivera
I am just not a fan of tuna. I keep trying it but never can get on the bandwagon…until THIS recipe. It was absolutely delicious!!! Even my 4 year old twins, who also are not fans of tuna, ate it happily and then declared we should make it for Thanksgiving lol (we won’t be but I appreciate the sentiment).
Jonathan Hebert
Amazing! A must try, the only way i will eat tuna salad

 

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