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Southern-Style Tuna Salad

tuna salad in a sandwich with chips on the side

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A Southern-style tuna salad includes chopped hard-boiled egg and some pickle relish. Choose dill relish or sweet pickle relish for flavor.

Ingredients

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  • 2 (5-ounce) cans tuna (in water)
  • 2 stalks celery (finely chopped)
  • 1 large egg (hard-boiled, chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons dill relish or sweet pickle relish (or chopped dill pickle or bread and butter pickles)
  • 4 tablespoons mayonnaise (or to taste)
  • Optional: 1 to 2 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
  • Kosher salt (to taste)
  • Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  1. Drain the tuna thoroughly.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the tuna with the chopped celery, chopped egg, relish, and mayonnaise. Add the chopped red onion, if desired.
  3. Mix the tuna salad with a fork until well blended. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  4. For a low carb or keto luncheon, mound the tuna salad on lettuce leaves or mixed greens and serve it along with some tomato and avocado slices. Or use the tuna salad as a sandwich filling in bread or sandwich buns.