Healthy Apple Tuna Salad
A delicious and nutritious Healthy Apple Tuna Salad packed with flavors and textures.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
Tuna Salad Ingredients
- 2 5oz cans tuna
- ⅓ cup celery, diced (1 small stalk)
- ⅓ cup onion, finely chopped
- ⅓ cup toasted pecans or walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup chopped sweet tart apple (from 1 small Honeycrisp or Fuji)
- ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt (2% or full fat)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard (I like whole grain Dijon)
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt + lots of freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Preparation Instructions
- Drain tuna. Flake with a fork into a medium mixing bowl.
- Add celery, onion, apple, and pecans and mix to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, oil, lemon juice, Dijon, salt and pepper. Pour over tuna mixture.
- Mix to combine. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed, or extra yogurt/drizzle of oil if you want more moisture. Serve with crackers, cucumber slices, or between whole grain bread! Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Notes
This salad can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 25gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 500mgPotassium: 500mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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