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Four Ways to Spice up Your Tuna Salad

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at UFL chapter.

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

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 10 minutesTotal time: 15 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Brooke Avedon

    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

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Brooke Avedon

    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

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Brooke Avedon

    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

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Brooke Avedon

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

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