Southern-Style Tuna Salad
A Southern-style tuna salad includes chopped hard-boiled egg and some pickle relish. Choose dill relish or sweet pickle relish for flavor.
Ingredients
- 10 ounces tuna, about 2 cans, drained and flaked
- 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
- Drain the tuna thoroughly.
- In a medium bowl, combine the tuna with the chopped celery, chopped egg, relish, and mayonnaise. Add the chopped red onion, if desired.
- Mix the tuna salad with a fork until well blended. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 15gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 360mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 219IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 2mg
Disclaimer:
Our nutritional information is based on a third-party application that analyzes the ingredients list to determine the values. The information is meant to be helpful, but should be considered an estimate. Values may differ depending on measurements, brands, serving variations, and database availability.
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