Healthy Tuna Salad [Under 10 Minutes!]

Healthy tuna salad on lettuce cups, half avocadoes and slices of bread on a wooden and slate board

Healthy Tuna Salad [Under 10 Minutes!]

A light and satisfying healthy tuna salad recipe made with Greek yoghurt, Dijon mustard, and lemon instead of mayo. Packed with protein, flavour, and crunch from celery and pickles — the perfect healthy recipe using canned tuna for quick lunches or easy meal prep.

Course Salad

Cuisine International

Diet Gluten Free, Low Fat

Dietary Egg Free, Gluten Free, Pescatarian

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings people

Calories 70kcal

Author Amy Chung

Ingredients

2 pickles diced
¼ red onion diced
2 stalks celery diced
¼ cup flat leaf parsley roughly chopped
1 can tuna 450g, in springwater
⅓ cup Greek yoghurt
½ lemon juiced
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
salt to taste
pepper to taset

Instructions

Dice the dill pickles, red onion and celery.
Roughly chop parsley.
Drain the tuna.
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until well combined.
Serve.

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Notes

If you love this recipe but you’re not a fan of tuna, canned salmon is your best bet. Plenty of varieties to select from but we also recommend getting canned salmon in water.
There are so many different types of vegetables or fruit that you can add to a classic tuna salad. You can add bell peppers, fennel, shallots, eggs, olives, tomato, carrot, cilantro or even some crunchy diced apples.
I love anything spicy and the idea of making a spicy version of this healthy tuna salad is so appealing. To ensure this classic tuna salad remains healthy, instead of adding a sauce, chop up some fresh jalapenos or red chillies or sprinkle some dried chilli flakes.

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