Easy Tuna Salad - Three Ways
I heard a host ask on a podcast once, when was the last time us moms made ourselves a real lunch? I know so many of you moms & busy woman can relate. If we don’t have an easy leftover option, we snack all afternoon. We finish our toddler’s half-eaten lunch plus a handful of nuts or pretzels with hummus. Then maybe a banana, scoop of peanut butter, and a couple pieces of dark chocolate. Then there is the afternoon cup of coffee to make it through the rest of the day. Okay, maybe this is just me, but I’m sure some of you can relate!
I’ve been making this quick and easy tuna salad for years so I can have a real mom lunch. Canned tuna is a pantry staple for me, so this is often a lunch I go to when I don’t have any leftovers to eat. Canned tuna is healthy and high in protein. It’s an excellent source of vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin D, iron, potassium, selenium and iodine. It’s also high in omega-3 fatty acids including DHA and EPA.
Here are three different ways to enjoy it:
1.) The tuna avocado boat. Cut an avocado in half, remove the pit, and eat each bite of tuna salad with a scoop of avocado.
2.) Cucumber tuna salad bites. Slice up a cucumber and top each slice with a spoonful of tuna salad. If I’m in a season where I’m trying loose a few pounds, this is definitely a weekly lunch. It’s high in protein and low in calories which means that it keeps you full longer and stops you from eating more. I’ll also swap out cucumber with carrot sometimes.
3.) Tuna Salad on Sourdough. I add sliced cucumbers, and micro greens. Sliced tomatoes would be good too! If I don’t have any fresh sourdough, I’ll put it in a wrap.
This meal is so quick and easy - done in 5 minutes. I don’t even measure my ingredients!
Ingredients:
1 can of tuna, water or oil drained
2 Tbsp whole milk Greek yogurt (or a couple spoonful’s)
1/2 tsp of siracha (or just a squirt)
1/2 tsp of soy sauce (or just a dash)
1 green onion, sliced/diced
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Drain the can of tuna by popping open the lid and using it to squeeze out the liquid into the sink.
Scoop out tuna into a bowl. Add yogurt, siracha, soy sauce, green onion and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste (see photo below).
