Tuna Vegetable Salad (two ways!)
Title: Tuna Vegetable Salad
Author: Britney Shawley
Recipe type: Lunch
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2-3 people
This is my childhood favorite lunch memory. I remember my mom used to make this, and it would be the only time I would eat celery. The mix of the crunch of the celery & carrots, along with the savoriness of the tuna and mayo, as well as the cheese for added healthy fat I was over the moon with it. I loved it by the spoonful, on crackers, in a sandwich or over lettuce… I still do! I then one day had no mayo, and decided to use avocado and lemon instead and WOW it was amazing. I did not need the cheese or the mayo. Now it tasted refreshing, light, and so very nutritious. I recommend trying the second option, as its also so very budget friendly and delicious!!!!
Ingredients
1 medium carrot, peeled and diced small
1 celery, diced small
1/2 red pepper, diced small
1/4 red onion, diced super small
1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
3 tbsp hellmans mayo or homemade
1 can tuna, flaked, drain water
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
Cilantro or parsley, optional
Instructions: Option 1 - Vegetable Tuna Salad
Dice your carrot and celery and red pepper and red onion. Grate your cheese. Set aside.
Open tuna. drain water. add to a bowl.
Sprinkle salt and pepper over tune
Add mayo and vegetables (cilantro, optional) and cheese
Mix until all combined
Serve on toast, inside a panini, on rice cake or use crackers, carrot sticks and cucumbers to dip. Or just eat it by the spoonful!!
Ingredients
1 medium carrot, shredded
1/2 lemon, juice
1 can tuna, flaked, drain water
1 avocado
pinch salt
nutritional yeast flakes (optional)
Instructions: Option 2 - No Mayo
Open tuna. drain water. add to a bowl.
Shred carrot, add to bowl
Open avocado, mash with fork, add to bowl
Sprinkle salt
Drizzle lemon
Add nutritional yeast flakes if using
Mix until all combined
Serve on toast, on rice cakes or eat right out of the bowl!
Saving Money:
I often buy tuna at costco. It is great tuna and genuinely saves you money in the long run.
Quick Tips & Tools:
Tools:
Bowl and fork
Tips:
I often double this and eat it over the next 2 days as part of lunch for my fam.
Serve on toast, on rice cake or use crackers, carrot sticks and cucumbers to dip.
Can also eat by the spoonful for carb free option 🙂
optional: Add green onions!!!
