Best 8 Cold Tuna Salad Recipes

COLD MACARONI AND TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. Remove eggs from hot water, cool under cold running water, and peel.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse under cold water.
• Put frozen peas into a colander and rinse with hot water; drain well.
• Place the macaroni and peas in a large bowl. Dice eggs and add to the bowl. Put the tuna in the bowl, flaking it apart.
• Stir mayonnaise into the mixture a little at a time, so the mixture is moist but not soggy. Sprinkle the salt and pepper and mix one last time. Cover and refrigerate for a least 1 hour or overnight.

COLD TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to directions, drain.
• In large bowl add macaroni and remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Refrigerate till chilled or cold,.
• As it sits in the refrigerater, the noodles "absorb" some of the mayonnaise and you might want to add alittle more before serving.

COLD MACARONI TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain in colander and rinse with cold water.
• In a large bowl, place the macaroni and peas.
• Add the eggs and tuna; mix well.
• Mix together mayo, salt, and pepper.
• Add to tuna mixture a little at a time; mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.

COLD TUNA & SHELLS SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the the pasta noodles, drain and set in the fridge to chill. Don't worry about them sticking together they'll separate once you start mixing (spread them out on a cook sheet for less sticking and for a quick chill put them in the freezer for about 10 minutes).
• Cut up the cheese into bite size pieces and set a side.
• Drain the tuna and set aside.
• In a large (about 4-qt) bowl divide the pasta in half and mix in 1/2 the tuna, cheese, mayo and pickle relish.
• After it's well mixed add the rest of the ingredients leaving out the paprika.
• Once everything is mixed well add the paprika (it's just for color).
• Depending on your taste you might want to add more mayo, paprika, or pickle relish.
• I usually add more mayo the next day. Chill for 10-20 minutes in the fridge and serve.

COLD MACARONI AND TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Over medium heat, bring water to a full boil. Lower heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Immediately plunge eggs into cold water.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse under cold water.
• Put frozen peas into a colander and rinse with hot water; drain well. In a large bowl place the macaroni and peas. Peel eggs and dice them into the bowl. Put the tuna in the bowl, flaking it apart.
• Stir mayonnaise into the mixture a little at a time, so the mixture is moist but not soggy. Sprinkle the salt and pepper and mix one last time.
• Cover and refrigerate for a least one hour or overnight.

REFRESHING SUMMER COLD TUNA MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Bring pot of salted water to a rapid boil. Add pasta to boiling water. Stir and let boil for 8-10 minutes. Remove Pasta from pot, drain well then rinse while in colander with cold water from your tap. After pasta is completely cooled, drain well and pour into large bowl.
• 2. While pasta is boiling, rough chop a large sweet onion.
• 3. Empty the contents of the sweet relish into bowl with pasta and stir. Add the chopped onion and mix into pasta mixture.
• 4. Open both cans of tuna and drain well. Empty the cans of tuna, breaking up the tuna as you do. Mix well into pasta mixture. Add the jar of Miracle Whip and mix completely with pasta, relish and onion.
• 5. Refrigerate the pasta salad until very cool. Before serving, stir again and add salt and pepper to taste. I like to use sea salt for the taste.
• 6. Hint: Sometimes the salad becomes dry (due to the pasta absorbing the liquid), so before serving if it is a little dry, add a small amount of milk to the pasta salad and mix well.

COLD TUNA SALAD WITH PASTA

Steps:

• 1. Boil pasta and rinse in cold water.
• 2. Drain cans of tuna and place in bowl with lid.
• 3. Combine the two: pasta and tuna.
• 4. Re-hydrate minced onion flakes with 2 T. warm water.
• 5. While onion is re-hydrating, place frozen peas in a microwave safe bowl with 1/3 c. water. Cover and microwave for 3 minutes. Rinse peas in cold water and add to pasta and tuna mixture.
• 6. Add the shredded cheese.
• 7. Strain any excess liquid off the onion and add along with the black pepper to mixture.
• 8. Add mayonnaise last and stir thoroughly. Cover and let chill in refrigerator. Makes 5 generous 1/2 cup servings.
• 9. I will usually scoop a 1/2 cup onto a large lettuce leaf, but it is also good served with crackers.

COLD TUNA MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.
• In a large bowl, combine the pasta, tomatoes, celery and tuna.
• Prepare the dressing by whisking together the mayonnaise, salad dressing, sugar and pepper. Add to pasta salad, mix together, and refrigerate for 1 hour.