No Mayo Tuna Salad Recipe
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No Mayo Tuna Salad

By: CCOVEY 
"This is my Mom's recipe for tuna salad which happens to contain no mayonnaise. Being Catholic, we had it every Friday night for dinner."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

What to Drink?
Wine Chardonnay
Cocktail Lemon Drop II
Chilled Non-Alcoholic Special Lemonade
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups bread and butter pickles
  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sweet pickle juice

Directions

  1. Place egg in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, and cool under cold running water. Peel.
  2. Place the eggs and pickles into a food processor, and pulse until roughly chopped. Transfer to a medium bowl, and stir in tuna and celery. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in the pickle juice until thoroughly blended. Serve on bread or lettuce.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 172 | Total Fat: 5.5g | Cholesterol: 228mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 4, 2005 by Erin Parker   view full review
This was pretty good, a basic tuna salad. I added a little table spice blend to give it some...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2009 by FIZZYBABY   view full review
I had this for lunch today only I modified it a little bit. Instead of bread and butter...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2006 by McKenna Ralls   view full review
This was a great, easy, healthy recipe! I just made one serving for lunch and it was filling...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2004 by MyVintageMommy   view full review
Ok, this was missing something MAYO. Seriously this needs some kind of "glue" to hold it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2009 by LouisvilleHugger   view full review
Put it on a bed of spinach and eat as a "salad" (hence the name of this thing) if you have a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2008 by SARAHLOUZOO   view full review
I think this is a great, healthy alternative to the fat-laden mayo versions, especially since...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2008 by Cindy G.   view full review
very good! I added some onion for extra flavor. Will make it again.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2009 by pomplemousse   view full review
I thought this was lacking a bit of flavor, so I added more chopped pickle and mustard. i did...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2007 by Lizard   view full review
Not bad, nice low cal low fat lunch!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2009 by steph   view full review
This tuna salad may not be the best tuna salad ever but since my husband doesn't like mayo,...

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