Tuna salad is a classic sandwich filling or salad dish that can be made with canned or cooked tuna, mayonnaise, and a variety of other ingredients, such as celery, onion, and hard-boiled eggs. However, if you are looking for a recipe that will produce a crunchy tuna salad with tomatoes, you will need to take a few extra steps to ensure that the tuna salad has the desired texture. This article will provide you with a recipe for crunchy tuna salad with tomatoes that is sure to please everyone at your next party or gathering.
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TOMATOES AND TUNA SALAD
Each summer, I look forward to making this salad when I have a bumper crop of tomatoes in my garden.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 20m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine tuna, cheese, mayonnaise, celery, onion, pickle, pickle juice, salt, celery seed and pepper. Chill. Cut tomatoes, not quite through, into quarters; place on individual plates and spread apart. Spoon 1/2 cup salad into each. Garnish with bacon bits if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 368 calories, Fat 26g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 52mg cholesterol, Sodium 704mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 25g protein.
STACY'S CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD
Why stick with just a traditional-style tuna salad when you can add crunch and texture with some awesome fresh veggies? Try my creation to mix it up for a fresh new change. Serve with crackers, on a bed of your favorite salad greens. Makes 2 generous portions or can easily make 3 to 4 salad portions. Enjoy!
Provided by Stacy Scott-Calcagni
Categories Salad Seafood Salad Recipes Tuna Salad Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place tuna in a medium bowl. Add tomato, shallot, cucumber, carrot, jicama, salad dressing, cilantro, salt, and pepper; mix until blended. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Add lime juice and stir again to blend.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 516.9 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fat 35.5 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 35 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 1207.2 mg, Sugar 5.9 g
CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD WITH TOMATOES
On a hot summer day, there's nothing more refreshing than this salad. I grow a few tomato plants in my garden and the fresh-picked taste makes the dish even more of a treat. -Diane Selich, Vassar, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, onion, celery, parsley and pepper. Stir in tuna. Serve with tomato wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280 calories, Fat 16g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 656mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
MEDITERRANEAN TUNA SALAD
In 15 minutes, you can take your taste buds on a trip to Greece with refreshing tuna-stuffed tomatoes.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 15m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut very thin slice from bottom of each tomato so it will stand upright. Cut thin slice from top of each tomato; scoop out tomato flesh, leaving tomato shell. Remove seeds from tomato flesh; chop enough tomato flesh to measure 1 cup.
- In medium bowl, toss chopped tomato, tuna, beans, chopped parsley, capers, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Spoon tuna mixture into hollowed-out tomatoes. Garnish with parsley sprigs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fiber 8 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1020 mg, Sugar 5 g, TransFat 0 g
CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD RECIPE
Get the best of both worlds, crunchy and creamy, with our Crunchy Tuna Salad Recipe. Serve this tuna salad recipe over lettuce for a great lunchbox idea.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 10m
Yield 2 servings, about 2/3 cup each.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix ingredients until well blended.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Sodium 590 mg, Carbohydrate 2 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0.6768 g, Protein 17 g
TART AND CRUNCHY FRESH TUNA SALAD
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put a large sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Arrange the lemon slices on the parchment, slightly overlapping, covering in an area just larger than the size of the tuna steaks. Season the tuna well on both sides with salt and pepper and arrange them directly on the lemon slices. Sprinkle the zest evenly over the tuna. Bring the 2 long sides of parchment together and fold down over the tuna; fold the ends of the parchment and tuck them under the fish like an envelope. Roast in the oven until cooked through, about 18 to 20 minutes; the tuna should flake easily with a fork and is no longer pink in the center.
- Open the parchment packet and let the tuna cool until it can be handled, then flake it with a fork. Transfer to a serving bowl along with any cooking juices it has released. Add the yogurt, grapes, and walnuts and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper and freshly squeezed lemon juice, to taste. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to eat.
- Cook's Note: Serve this healthy salad on butter lettuce leaves, on a slice of toasted seedy whole wheat bread, with fresh cantaloupe slices, or eat straight out of the refrigerator with a fork!
CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD WITH SHOESTRING POTATOES
My family has enjoyed this tuna salad for years. The salty crunch of the shoestring potatoes is a great complement to the creamy sweetness of the tuna and carrots. Add shoestring potatoes only at the very last moment as they become soggy after sitting. Make only as much as you will eat because these are not good as leftovers!
Provided by Linda B
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 8h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients except shoe string potatoes together and refrigerate overnight.
- Stir in shoestring potatoes just before serving.
- Serve in lettuce lined bowl.
- Note: cooking time is overnight refrigerating time.
CREAMY AND CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD SUPREME
This tuna salad is made special with the addition of cream cheese and chopped raw carrots. Red peppers make it pretty and one or two other vegetables, fruits or nuts keep it changing and interesting. I developed this recipe after I tasted cream cheese in a salmon salad sandwich at a funeral lunch in Canada many years ago. Add baby spinach or lettuce leaves, and serve on your favorite bread or as a wrap in a tortilla.
Provided by Joan Newman
Categories Salad Seafood Salad Recipes Tuna Salad Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Stir mayonnaise and cream cheese together in a bowl until smooth. Add tuna, carrot, and red pepper; season with pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.2 calories, Carbohydrate 2.2 g, Cholesterol 37.1 mg, Fat 11 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 17.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 119.3 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
CRUNCHY TUNA SALAD IN PEPPER CUPS
Lovely presentation on a luncheon plate, place cucumber sticks, tomato wedges and a lemon wedge around on the plate. squeeze some lemon on as eating. Lots of good taste and crunch! (cook time is chill time) from Canadian Diabetes Association.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 4h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Sprinkle gelatin over water to soften, let stand 5 minutes.
- Pour consommé into medium saucepan.
- Cut peppers in half crosswise to form shells, remove core and seeds carefully.
- Bring consommé to boil, add pepper shells cut side up.
- Cover and boil 3 minutes.
- Remove shells, turn upside down on paper towel, to drain, then refrigerate.
- Bring consommé back to boiling, add onion and boil 30 seconds.
- Stir in gelatin until it dissolves.
- Pour into a bowl.
- Refrigerate until partially set.
- Fold in tuna, tomatoes, chopped lettuce, lemon peel, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Spoon into pepper shells, piling high.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours until set.
- Place each pepper on a lettuce leaf at serving time.
- Garnish with a dollop of sour cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.4, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 25.2, Sodium 336.4, Carbohydrate 11, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 5.3, Protein 15.6
TUNA CRUNCH SANDWICHES
A tuna salad and potato chip sandwich may not be quite as classic a pairing as peanut butter and jelly, but it is, anecdotally, many middle-schoolers' first forays into experimenting with flavors and textures, and no less delicious. Beyond crunch, chips also add stability to the sandwich, holding the tuna salad in place as you eat. There's no wrong way to make the sandwich, but seasoning tuna salad with red onion and celery, plenty of olive oil and little lemon juice, and using kettle-style salt and vinegar potato chips are especially alluring. There's the word "optional" next to the most optional ingredients, but consider every ingredient other than the tuna, bread and chips to be adaptable according to your own taste (or how your mom made it).
Provided by J. Kenji López-Alt
Categories dinner, for two, lunch, quick, weeknight, sandwiches, main course
Time 5m
Yield 2 sandwiches
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Open the can of tuna, leaving the lid in place after opening it. Invert the whole can over the sink and press the lid into the tuna firmly to squeeze out as much excess water or oil as you can. (Be careful not to cut your fingers on any sharp edges). Transfer the tuna to a medium bowl.
- Wash your hands well, then grab the boiled egg and squeeze it through your fingers into the bowl with the tuna. Add the celery, olive oil, onion, herbs (if using), mayonnaise, relish (if using) and lemon juice. Using a fork, gently fold together all the ingredients, trying to leave the tuna in relatively large chunks. Grab a few chips and, using your hands, crumble them into the bowl. Season lightly with salt and pepper, and fold again to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning to taste - more salt, pepper and lemon juice if it tastes bland, and more olive oil or mayonnaise if it tastes dry.
- When ready for lunch, spread each slice of bread generously with mayonnaise. Place lettuce on each bottom slice of bread, then top each with half of the tuna salad mixture. Add a generous handful of potato chips on top of each (more than seems reasonable), then close the sandwiches. Press down firmly so the chips break and embed themselves into the tuna salad and the bread. Cut into triangles and serve with extra chips on the side.
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: Fresh herbs, crisp vegetables, and flaky tuna will make your salad taste its best.
- Don't overmix the salad: Overmixing will break down the tuna and make the salad mushy. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Add some crunch: Add chopped nuts, seeds, or crispy vegetables for a crunchy texture.
- Use a flavorful dressing: The dressing is what brings all the flavors of the salad together. Use a dressing that you like and that complements the other ingredients.
- Serve the salad immediately: Tuna salad is best when served fresh. If you need to make it ahead of time, store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 hours.
Conclusion:
Crunchy tuna salad with tomatoes is a delicious and easy-to-make salad that's perfect for lunch, dinner, or a snack. It's packed with flavor and texture, and it's a great way to use up leftover tuna. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give this salad a try. You won't be disappointed!
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