Healthiest Tuna Salad
Healthiest Tuna Salad
Ingredients
For the Creamy Sauce
- 1/3 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
For the Tuna Salad Base
- 1 can tuna, 5-ounce, packed in water, drained
- 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons carrots, finely diced
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 dill pickle, chopped
- 1/4 cup cucumber, chopped
- 1/3 cup apple, chopped
For Serving
- 1 serving crackers, as needed
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, combine the cottage cheese, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Use an immersion blender to blend the sauce ingredients until completely smooth and creamy. Set aside.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Drain the can of tuna thoroughly and flake it into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add the finely chopped celery, finely diced carrots, thinly sliced green onion, chopped dill pickle, chopped cucumber, and chopped apple to the bowl with the tuna.
⏱️ 8 min
- 4
Pour the prepared smooth cottage cheese sauce over the tuna and chopped vegetables in the medium bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Stir all ingredients thoroughly with a spoon until everything is well combined and the tuna and vegetables are evenly coated with the creamy sauce.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Serve the Healthiest Tuna Salad immediately on your favorite crackers, or refrigerate for later enjoyment.
⏱️ 5 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Healthiest Tuna Salad
For the Creamy Sauce
- 1/3 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
For the Tuna Salad Base
- 1 can tuna, 5-ounce, packed in water, drained
- 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons carrots, finely diced
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 dill pickle, chopped
- 1/4 cup cucumber, chopped
- 1/3 cup apple, chopped
For Serving
- 1 serving crackers, as needed
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, combine the cottage cheese, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Use an immersion blender to blend the sauce ingredients until completely smooth and creamy. Set aside.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Drain the can of tuna thoroughly and flake it into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add the finely chopped celery, finely diced carrots, thinly sliced green onion, chopped dill pickle, chopped cucumber, and chopped apple to the bowl with the tuna.
⏱️ 8 min - 4
Pour the prepared smooth cottage cheese sauce over the tuna and chopped vegetables in the medium bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Stir all ingredients thoroughly with a spoon until everything is well combined and the tuna and vegetables are evenly coated with the creamy sauce.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Serve the Healthiest Tuna Salad immediately on your favorite crackers, or refrigerate for later enjoyment.
⏱️ 5 min