I have been cooking this dish ever since I got it from a friend. Males adore it! This is a fantastic recipe for a dinner party as well.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 5 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (5 ounce) can tuna, drained
- 1 teaspoon mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon Dijon-style prepared mustard
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mash tuna in a small bowl with a fork. Add mayonnaise, pickle relish, mustard, celery, onion, and black pepper; stir to combine. Chill and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 107 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 20 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 145 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made mine with red onion and to save time on chopping and mixing the ingredients, I just dumped everything in a food processor and blended it for like 10secs. It came out perfect! Reminds me of the tuna salad you get at bagel places or the kind you use for a tuna melt.
I’m allergic to eggs, therefore I can’t use mayonnaise. I substituted salad dressing. I use either catalina , zesty Italian or roasted garlic vinaigrette. It comes out very well, and if you’re not crazy about dill pickle relish try sweet pickle relish. It puts a different zing to the salad.
Needed more relish and mayo. Too dry!
Very good.
Made this for lunch today. We cleaned the bowl. Used Honey Dijon mustard and albacore tuna with Avocado Mayo.
I really liked this tuna salad recipe but I added twice the amount of mayonnaise because it makes the salad not so dry but a nice, creamy mix. Also, add more sweet relish and Dijon mustard to truly make it taste zesty.
Dry and disgusting if made per recipe directions!! I was looking for something different than my usual recipe and I should have thought something off when I saw just a teaspoon of mayo and mustard. Ended up needing to add additional mustard, mayo, relish and then because I did that, had to add additional seasonings. Oh, and there was nothing “zesty” about this recipe.
I put some dill, Champagne Dill Dijon and a little bit more sweet pickle relish and mayo in it. Pretty good.
On a calorie restricted diet the Hubby and I have to find high protein – low calorie meal options. I made this (skipping the mayo) used spicy brown mustard – served rolled in Romaine Lettuce leaves topped with fresh garden tomato slices. TASTY!!
very bad tuna salad I never make it again
I’ve made this several times and love it. I add more Mayo and some finely chopped Pimientos. I don’t know how much it adds to the taste but it adds color and makes it look more festive.
Very easy to make!! I used lite mayo and doubled the amount. Taste great, awesome snack or meal!
My husband loves this tuna salad. If you need a punch of flavor add extra dijon and less mayo. I’m usually not a fan of tuna salad texture but if I chop the celery and onions very fine, it’s quite good. It’s better the day after making it. The flavors need to meld.
I used a red onion, added more mayo (light), powdered garlic, and paprika. I usually find tuna sandwiches to be very bland, this one was already better even without my tweaking. I based my tweaking on some of the reviews and now it’s wonderful.
The great thing about this recipe is that it has a lot fewer calories than traditional tuna salad recipes and it still tastes great. I followed the recipe with only minor changes. I used dill relish & I added an extra teaspoon or 2 of Dijon Mustard to make it more spreadable. I am glad to know I can enjoy my tuna salad with a lot less mayonnaise & calories.
I love this recipe but made a few changes. In addition to the recipe, I use 1/8 cup of mayo, add 1/2 tsp dill, 1/2-1 cup grapes (cut in half), a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and a 1/8 cup spicy almonds (homemade). This recipe is a little dry so you definitely have to up the mayo and adding the spices makes it very flavorful. I use the same recipe for chicken salad and they are so tasty!
Made as is. Very good and easy.
Very good taste, after I really added more mayo, relish and mustard. I loved it even with celery in it and onions bring a good flavor, thanks.
Very nice change from the usual tuna salad I make. I used chopped shallot instead of plain cooking onion but otherwise stuck to the recipe as written. Really liked the low quantity of mayonnaise and both hubby and I enjoyed the dijon tang. Will probably use this as my go-to tuna salad for sandwiches. Thanks for posting!
more mayonnaise is the way I like.
I made this recipe just now and I think I’ll keep it for my go-to recipe for tunafish. I made a couple changes – used more mayo for one (think about 1 tablespoon). I like the creaminess. Also, I did not have sweet relish so I used dill relish and I thought it was still good so I’ll use either in the future. I chopped the onion and then rinsed it because my husband isn’t a huge fan of raw onion but I still like it – so rather than forgo it completely, I rinsed it in order to mellow the flavor. I think my can of tuna was 7 oz instead of 6 but I don’t think that I will ever have to change the rest of the ingredients since it was such a small difference.