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What is your best tuna salad recipe? Does anyone put cheese in? (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2019 OP
Tuna.. LakeArenal Feb 2019 #1
Yum. Sounds good. applegrove Feb 2019 #2
Just made it last weekend. Mmmm LakeArenal Feb 2019 #3
Oh I forgot. If I have them ,I chop up some water chestnuts LakeArenal Feb 2019 #4
There's a combo the Italians do which isn't at all like the American version, but is very fierywoman Feb 2019 #5
Now I'm hungry!! applegrove Feb 2019 #14
It's what they serve when a guest suddenly arrives, 'cuz you'd always have these fierywoman Feb 2019 #24
Dill pickle relish, dehydrated onions, Best Foods low fat mayonnaise, and water pack chunk tuna Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #6
Thats what I do except sweet gerkins or relish.... Historic NY Feb 2019 #13
I like it with sweet pickles AndJusticeForSome Feb 2019 #7
Never had a tuna melt until this year. Meh! applegrove Feb 2019 #15
I make my tuna melts like this. I use shredded sharp cheddar. irisblue Mar 2019 #43
Mine TlalocW Feb 2019 #8
Yeah, I like mine on the sweet side too TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #11
Wild thing! applegrove Feb 2019 #16
I don't like pickles in tuna salad. LisaM Feb 2019 #9
So no pickles. Got it. applegrove Feb 2019 #17
That is how my family has always made tuna salad. Delmette2.0 Feb 2019 #41
Mine Glamrock Feb 2019 #10
Your humour was appreciated. applegrove Feb 2019 #12
I hate fish too, with the sole (see what I did?) exception of tuna salad. LisaM Feb 2019 #22
I sea what you did there! Glamrock Feb 2019 #26
Wow. Ohiogal Feb 2019 #30
Well, I live in Seattle and grew up in Michigan, so....... LisaM Feb 2019 #35
Not a problem..... Ohiogal Feb 2019 #37
That's me exactly Freddie Feb 2019 #31
You hate fish...!!!??? Ohiogal Feb 2019 #29
Well, ya know Glamrock Feb 2019 #39
Haha Ohiogal Feb 2019 #40
I actually can't take it. LisaM Mar 2019 #42
Capers! Sedona Feb 2019 #18
Tuna Pasta Salad Silver Gaia Feb 2019 #19
Tuna salad for tuna melts MissB Feb 2019 #20
We just add TuxedoKat Feb 2019 #21
Tuna packed in oil ploppy Feb 2019 #23
You guys are such fun! fierywoman Feb 2019 #25
Never onions. Never Miracle Whip. Never mustard. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #27
With chopped muffalata dressing. C_U_L8R Feb 2019 #28
I used to make tuna noodle salad (not tuna mac)... 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2019 #32
Shred the tuna fine as you can, add a too-generous glob of GreenPartyVoter Feb 2019 #33
We do it two ways happybird Feb 2019 #34
tuna, mayo, chopped sweet pickle or sweet relish, chopped onion (lots), celery optional Kali Feb 2019 #36
2 versions LAS14 Feb 2019 #38
Cheeseburger. lindysalsagal Mar 2019 #44

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
1. Tuna..
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:13 AM
Feb 2019

Albacore and other. mayo, mustard, grated carrots, frozen peas, shell pasta, parsley, onions, garlic powder, black pepper.

fierywoman

(7,683 posts)
5. There's a combo the Italians do which isn't at all like the American version, but is very
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:24 AM
Feb 2019

simple and very yummy:
tuna
canned white beans
mozzarella (like the "ciliegine" tiny balls kind in water in the plastic container at Trader Joe's.)

You could dress it with oil from the tuna and a tiny bit of red wine vinegar, salt and pepper, fresh parsley.

Or just the first ingredients and some salt. It's delish!

fierywoman

(7,683 posts)
24. It's what they serve when a guest suddenly arrives, 'cuz you'd always have these
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:14 PM
Feb 2019

staples in the house! Enjoy.

Brother Buzz

(36,434 posts)
6. Dill pickle relish, dehydrated onions, Best Foods low fat mayonnaise, and water pack chunk tuna
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:25 AM
Feb 2019

Flake the tuna really, really fine and fluffy before adding the other junk. Flaking the tuna really, really fine is the secret. That, and having potato chips on hand to load into the sandwich.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
13. Thats what I do except sweet gerkins or relish....
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:04 AM
Feb 2019

yrs ago I'd have the deli put on raw onion and lettuce. A tuna melt with swiss is my favorite. Tuna in the oil gives me indigestion

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)
7. I like it with sweet pickles
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:46 AM
Feb 2019

Mayo and chopped sweet pickles (or relish) at minimum. Celery if available. Add some pickle juice, too. From whichever type of pickle you use, sweet or dill.

Topped with melted sharp cheddar!

Every time I make that, I wonder: who said fish and cheese don't go together?

It's one of the few times it does work, imho.

TlalocW

(15,382 posts)
8. Mine
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:09 AM
Feb 2019

Mix together...

2 cans chunk light tuna, drained
2 TBS sweet relish
1 TBS light Miracle Whip
1 TBS Dijon Mustard
½ cup plain lowfat yogurt
Walnuts and purple grapes to taste

TlalocW

LisaM

(27,811 posts)
9. I don't like pickles in tuna salad.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:10 AM
Feb 2019

I make it with mayonnaise (Hellmann's), finely chopped celery, then just a.scrape of onion.

I like.pickles, just not in things like tuna or potato salad. All I taste is the pickles.

Delmette2.0

(4,165 posts)
41. That is how my family has always made tuna salad.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 11:10 PM
Feb 2019

My sister always picked out the celery until i used thawed peas. (No canned peas, to mushy.)

Glamrock

(11,801 posts)
10. Mine
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:26 AM
Feb 2019

Take tune out of cupboard.
Throw in trash.
Put frozen pizza on pizzazz.
Enjoy.


Sorry. I hate fish. Couldn't resist a, smart ass comment as I'm drifting off to sleep. Please forgive my sense of humor...

LisaM

(27,811 posts)
22. I hate fish too, with the sole (see what I did?) exception of tuna salad.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 01:55 PM
Feb 2019

I do have to disguise it with mayonnaise and onions. It's the only fish I can eat. My stomach says no to anything else.

Ohiogal

(31,999 posts)
30. Wow.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:27 PM
Feb 2019

I’ll bet you’ve never had good, fresh fish.... Like Florida red snapper broiled with a little bit of lemon butter?

Oh, well ... to each his own I guess..... I get grief from everyone I know because I hate ketchup....

LisaM

(27,811 posts)
35. Well, I live in Seattle and grew up in Michigan, so.......
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:42 PM
Feb 2019

Good, fresh fish is not a problem - I've cooked salmon for people that was pretty much just out of the water a few hours earlier. I just can't tolerate it, but coming from two places surrounded by so much coastline, it's not the quality or freshness of the fish. It's me.

Ohiogal

(31,999 posts)
37. Not a problem.....
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:21 PM
Feb 2019

Like I said, to each his own ..... I've got some strong dislikes, as well!

Canned tuna, to me, almost doesn't even qualify as fish .... well, I know that technically, it is, but the taste of it is so different from real, fresh, fish.

Freddie

(9,265 posts)
31. That's me exactly
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:32 PM
Feb 2019

I dislike all fish except tuna with real mayo, celery and onions. Preferably in the form of a tuna hoagie with lettuce, tomato, onions and Provalone.

Glamrock

(11,801 posts)
39. Well, ya know
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:47 PM
Feb 2019

I like to get my mercury fresh from the thermometer. Without all that meat getting in the way.

LisaM

(27,811 posts)
42. I actually can't take it.
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 04:06 AM
Mar 2019

I wouldn't say I"m allergic, biut my body rejects it. I mistakenly took a bite of.salmon not too long ago and immedistely went into dry heaves.

Silver Gaia

(4,544 posts)
19. Tuna Pasta Salad
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:21 AM
Feb 2019

1 pkg. (12 oz.?) pasta, cooked (rotini, penne, shells, whatever you like - I prefer this with whole wheat pasta) and cooled by rinsing in cold water when done
1 or 2 cans of tuna (preferably albacore)
Chopped onion (preferably red)
Chopped celery
Any other chopped crunchy veggies you think would be good
Sm. can of sliced black olives,drained
Chopped pickles (both sweet and dill) or relish
Chopped fresh tomatoes
Sat and pepper to taste
Mayo, add and mix well until mixture is appropriately wet

I don't have specific amounts of anything for this recipe. I just do it by sight and feel. The idea behind it is to taste something like a tuna salad sandwich without the bread, so adjust ingredients according to what you like. My kids loved this in the summer.

MissB

(15,808 posts)
20. Tuna salad for tuna melts
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:57 AM
Feb 2019

For us it involves flaked tuna, a tad bit of mayo, some dill weed and a some chopped up pickled jalapeño rings (home canned, of course) and topped with an aged cheddar.

The jalapeño provides a subtle kick and a good contrast to the mayo and cheese.

ploppy

(2,162 posts)
23. Tuna packed in oil
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:01 PM
Feb 2019

chopped red onion
chopped boiled egg
capers
sometimes a little olive oil
It's yummy on crackers!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,695 posts)
27. Never onions. Never Miracle Whip. Never mustard.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:21 PM
Feb 2019

It has to be made with mayonnaise and there cannot be onions.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
28. With chopped muffalata dressing.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:21 PM
Feb 2019

Takes tuna sandwiches to a whole ‘nother delicious level. Even better on a well made baguette with baby arugula.

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,998 posts)
32. I used to make tuna noodle salad (not tuna mac)...
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:33 PM
Feb 2019

White albacore tuna, Mueller's fine egg noodles (cooked and cooled of course), mayo, chopped green onions, sliced celery, sliced green olives, a little drained pickle relish or chopped sweet pickles, salt. I just eyeball the ingredients. That was how my mother made it. I don't really eat tuna anymore but that's how I used to make it when I did.

GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
33. Shred the tuna fine as you can, add a too-generous glob of
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:35 PM
Feb 2019

low cal mayo, then dry it back up with grated Parmesan. And add diced onion.

I don't really like tuna sandwiches, but this mix is acceptable.

happybird

(4,608 posts)
34. We do it two ways
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 02:40 PM
Feb 2019

I'm easy: Hellmann's, salt, lots of pepper. That's for my tuna melts. Lots of extra sharp cheddar on top. Fine flaking of the tuna is very important.

The hubs, because he lives to be a pain in the ass, requires: mayo, a little yellow mustard, finely minced onion (just a tad), minced banana peppers (lots), salt, pepper, celery seed or finely minced celery, and shredded cheddar. It's a lot of mincing for one dang sandwich, lol!

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
38. 2 versions
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 03:32 PM
Feb 2019

Sandwiches - tuna, Hellman's light mayo and pickle relish

Open face melt - tuna, Hellman's light mayo, grated onion, curry power, grated cheddar on top - broil

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