Lara Katz: Dreaming Up Delicious

Oct
01
2015

Colourful Confetti Tuna Salad

A delicious tuna recipe that uses up all your leftover vegetables

by: Lara Katz
tuna salad recipe

Have you tried tuna in oil yet? If you haven't you are missing out because it is so delicious. Do not drain the oil out of the can, instead use it as part of the dressing for your salad. It adds flavour and nutrients. This salad uses up any vegetables you have lying around or fresh ones too, trust me, anything works!

Ingredients

1-2 cans of tuna in oil, not drained
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 yellow pepper, finely chopped
2 Israeli cucumbers, finely chopped
2-3 gherkins, finely chopped
2 hardboiled eggs, grated
plus any other vegetables - chopped grape tomatoes, corn niblets, chopped Romaine, avocado...
fresh dill
Juice of 1 lemon
salt to taste
 
Directions 
 
  In a medium size bowl mix tuna with vegetables. 
 
  Add in fresh dill, juice of lemon. Add salt to taste.
 
 Tastes delicious on top of chopped lettuce or with crackers or bread.
 
Serves 4-6 people