Kitchen

[Sooner]

What's your favorite tuna salad?  Mine is:

Great quality tuna first of all

Lots of mixed salad greens and baby spinach

Sliced mini sweet peppers

Grape tomatoes

Sweet Onion

Organic celery sliced (non-organic is bitter to me)

Sliced green or black olives

Good balsamic or Sherry vinegar for dressing

Salt and pepper to taste

I use very-well-drained tuna and usually sprinkle it with curry powder or another spice for a little more flavor--and/or some hot sauce if I'm in the mood.

I will often add other seasonal veggies or fruit if I have them and especially love mango!

[Love my grandkids]

I make a tuna salad that my DS, DDIL and grands all love. Late DH didn't like tuna! I use tuna packed in water, mayo only (NO Miracle Whip yuck) and sweet pickle relish. It's the best! It's good when used in a Romaine leaf wrap as well. But we love it this way.

[beach-mom]

Here's mine:

One can Albacore tuna, drained 

Chopped green olives 

Minced dry onion 

Garlic salt (just one shake)

Lemon and pepper seasoning 

Celery seeds 

Kraft light mayonnaise 

All ingredients to taste. Mix together.

Our favorite way to have it is spread on a toasted buttered mini Kaiser roll, topped with a cross (plus sign) of Cheddar cheese, and broiled in the toaster-oven until the cheese has melted.  

DH's favorite. 

[kate2357]

I rarely make tuna salad at home anymore since my two sons no longer live at home. Hubby doesn't like tuna salad in a sandwich. Asked me to make a tuna casserole once, then asked me to NEVER make it again.

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I will order a tuna sandwich at a reputable restaurant (not Subway, shudder). I always liked a good tuna melt.

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If I'm making tuna salad for a sandwich, I am pretty boring. Albacore tuna in water, celery, onions, celery salt, dill relish and Best Food's mayo. I like it on just about any kind of bread item, be it roll, hoagie, sliced rye or tortilla. Also like it rolled up w/ butter lettuce leaves.

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I don't think I've ever used tuna in a green salad. Not sure why not, as I'm sure I would like it in a salad.

[RollTide2008]

I prefer the tuna at Panera.

[Sooner]

@kate2357 You might try just plopping the tuna on top of the green salad like I do. I absolutely love the crispness and crunch of all of it eaten together.  The vinegar gives it a good sweet/tartness too and the olives supply some intense flavor too. Add any dressing you like--I'm just a vinegar fan. 

To us it's a year-around dish, a mainstay of our diet.  Like chili--summer, winter, spring and fall!

[Love my grandkids]

@kate2357 Years ago I worked for a company that had a cafeteria on the groud floor. The cooks would make anything to order. I got to know one of them and he would make me a tuna melt with bacon and tomato! It was just the best. I'm drooling just remembering it!

[Thats Me]

I use water packed albacore tuna and add finely chopped onion and celery, sweet pickle relish, Hellman's light mayo, and a lesser amount of yellow mustard. Then cracked pepper. Yummy!

[SloopJohnB]

I like to make tuna stuffed tomatoes.  🍅. Also, I like to make tuna stuffed in a small bread bowl.  🍞🐟

[PickyPicky3]

Ordering a tuna sandwich in a local restaurant when traveling around the country is always worthwhile. So many different versions.

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When I was a little girl, my mother would take me to a restaurant where they stocked the 3 ounce Bumble Bee cans. They opened a can and made their salad fresh for every customer.