Classic Tuna Salad

5 from 19 votes

Say goodbye to gloopy, bland tuna salad and hello to a delicious salad packed with flavor and texture! Perfect for brown bag lunches.

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $6.33 recipe / $1.58 serving

Servings: 1 cup each

Calories: 365kcal

Author: Beth Moncel

Equipment

Mixing bowl

Ingredients

2 12oz. cans chunk light tuna in water $5.00*
1 cup celery diced, (about 2 ribs), $0.35
¼ cup walnuts chopped, $0.30
2 green onions sliced, $0.20
½ cup mayonnaise $0.40**
1 Tbsp lemon juice $0.04
¼ tsp black pepper freshly cracked, $0.02
¼ tsp salt $0.02

Instructions

Drain the canned tuna well. Finely dice the celery, chop the walnuts, and slice the green onions.
Combine the tuna, celery, walnuts, green onions, mayonnaise, lemon juice, pepper, and salt in a bowl. Stir to combine.
Serve as a sandwich, salad over a bed of greens, or with crackers and vegetables for dipping. Refrigerate up to four days.

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Notes

*You can use chunk light tuna or solid albacore, either packed in oil or water. Oil will give you a richer flavor, while water pack is lighter. I find oil pack to be messy and difficult to drain, so I choose water pack for that reason alone.

**I like my tuna salad a little on the "dry" side. Add more mayonnaise if desired.

Nutrition

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