Description
A delicious and refreshing tuna salad packed with vegetables and herbs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans tuna, 5 ounces each
- ¼ English cucumber, chopped (½ cup chopped)
- 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered (¼ cup)
- ¼ red onion, chopped (¼ cup)
- 1 stalk celery, chopped (¼ cup)
- 10 olives (kalamata or green manzanilla), chopped (¼ cup)
- ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh dill, loosely packed, chopped
- 1 large lemon, juiced (¼ cup lemon juice)
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt (more to taste)
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (optional, but suggested especially if not using tuna packed in olive oil)
Instructions
- Chop the vegetables and fresh herbs including the English cucumbers, fresh tomatoes, celery, red onion, fresh parsley, dill, and olives. Flake the tuna in the bottom of a bowl. No need to drain the tuna if you’re using either Wild Planet or Safe Catch brand.
- Add the tuna, vegetables, herbs, and olives in a medium bowl. Add Greek yogurt, fresh lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, black pepper. Give it all a good stir.
Notes
- For a creamier texture, adjust the amount of Greek yogurt.
- This salad can be served on a bed of greens or as a sandwich filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salads
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 70mg