Four Ways to Spice up Your Tuna Salad

Canned tuna is always a pantry essential. Tuna’s best friend is mayo, but it can also be combined with other flavors that are surprisingly satisfying. Tuna is a great way to get in some extra protein. There are many versatile ways to prepare canned tuna and still have it taste pretty kick-ass. 

Here are four easy ways to make tuna salad as a bread topping, as a dip, or with a spicy Mexican kick:

Tuna Salad Nachos

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:10 mins
• Total Time:15 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 can tuna
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• Handful tortilla chips
• 1/2 cup Mexican blend cheese
• 1 tbsp cilantro
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/3 cup salsa
• Optional: avocado pinto beans

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 400. Combine can of rinsed tuna, mayonnaise, pepper, and lime in a small bowl. Put ingredients on sheet of tinfoil on sheet pan. Place a handful of tortilla chips on a sheet pan. Add tuna salad and cheese on top of chips. Bake for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. After it is fully baked, add salsa and cilantro.

  

Mediterranean Tuna Salad

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:5 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 can tuna
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup garbanzo beans
• 1 tbsp chopped red onions
• 4 sliced grape tomatoes
• 1 tsp capers
• 1 tbsp kalamata olives
• 1/4 cup feta cheese
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 1/2 cups spinach or arugula

• Step 1

  Combine all ingredients, except spinach, in a small bowl. Toss the tuna mixture in spinach or arugula. Save leftover tuna mixture in the refrigerator.

  

Pickle Tuna Salad

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:5 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 can tuna
• 1 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1/2 tbsp relish
• 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp sliced dill pickles
• 1/2 cup cannellini beans
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• Sourdough bread
• Optional: Muenster cheese

• Step 1

  Combine all ingredients in a small bowl; mix thoroughly.
  Optional: place tuna on bread and add Muenster cheese on top; place in toaster oven until cheese is melted.

  

Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:0
• Total Time:5 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 can tuna
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp lemon
• 1/2 cup cannellini beans
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 head lettuce

• Step 1

  Combine all ingredients (except lettuce). Place desired amount of tuna mixture inside lettuce and wrap up.