If you love tuna salad but don’t want the mayo you are going to love this is a clean and lean option.
Bursting with nutrients this easy to make tuna salad is simply delicious! Eat all you want without feeling guilty. Loaded with lean protein and tons of vitamin rich veggies, it makes for a deliciously satisfying meal that’s perfect at home or as a picnic meal.
This is the kind of salad you can make ahead of time and keep in the fridge for a satisfying protein rich treat when you need a little pick me up.
Delicious on it’s own you can also serve it on a bed of mixed baby greens or fresh baby spinach. Top with fresh sprouts for extra fun and flavor.
What’s in this dairy free Tuna Salad
Here is what you will need to make this salad:
- canned or fresh tuna
- hard boiled eggs
- tomatoes
- cucumbers
- bell peppers – I use red and yellow
- scallions
- celery
- fresh herbs — basil and parsley
- balsamic vinaigrette
Not a huge fan of canned tuna? No problem! Try it fresh grilled tuna or salmon or some grilled chicken tenderloins.
It’s also fabulous stuffed into a whole grain pita pocket or if you really want to indulge on a piece of sprouted grain toast. Yum!
My daughters love it in their lunch boxes too 🙂
Enjoy!
Scrumptious Tuna Salad
Ingredients
- 8 oz canned tuna in water drained
- 4 hard boiled organic eggs
- 2 branches organic celery
- 2 scallions
- 1 organic bell pepper - color of your choice
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup organic pearl tomatoes
- 2 tbsp organic fresh basil - finely chopped
- 1 tbsp. organic fresh parsley- - finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- fresh ground salt and pepper to taste
For the Vinaigrette (Yields 3/4 cup)
- 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup virgin olive oil
Instructions
Making the vinaigrette:
- Place all ingredients in a glass jar and shake until smoothly blended.
Making the salad
- Chop all the vegetables and herbs and place in a large salad bowl.
- Chop hard boiled eggs and add to veggies.
- Flake tuna into bowl.
- Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette and garlic powder and toss until thoroughly blended.
- For even more flavor, refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
Hello Valerie!
Thank you for inviting me to your last webcam seminar. It will be very useful when I marry again. 🙂 I’ve made this salad three times and then with bbq salmon. It was delicious! Thank you. I love your newsletter!
Twylla
BBQ Salmon sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing Twylla!
Love tuna and that looks so delicious!
Enjoy it Karen.. It’s become a favorite in our house. It’s a great salad to keep you bikini ready too 😉
This looks amazing! Cannot wait to try it…:)
Thanks Liberty. It’s become a favorite in my girls’ lunchboxes 🙂
I absolutely love Tuna Salad, and this recipe looks great. I am trying to incorporate more fish into my diet because of the health benefits, but for the most part I don’t really care for a lot of fish. But you can never go wrong with tuna! 🙂
I love tuna but don’t like mayonnaise. I’ll have to try this recipe.
Tuna is the only fish I like so this is perfect for me. I love a salad with crunch!
Looks delicious and nutritious!
It’s one of our favorites Echota. Easy to make and super yummy 🙂
Sounds delicious! Think I’ll try to make this tonight. Thanks! 🙂
I am a big fan of tuna and this sounds like something right up my alley! Yummmm!
Ur Tuna salad looks amazing! Should try this soon…
Thanks Mary, enjoy!
Sounds good, if I could only get my husband to eat tuna! I may make it anyway.
I love tuna any way I can male it. This recipe looks so yummy.. Thanks for sharing.
Wow this looks amazing am easy to make
Thankyou for the recipe
You are most welcome Margaret. Enjoy!
Wow so simple to make yet looks amazing
It’s one of my favorites Kimberly! I make it in the morning and munch on it all day 🙂
This looks very delicious. Thank you for sharing. We love tuna at our house.
You are most welcome Denise, enjoy!
I really like that tuna salad, I will have to try it!
Thanks Janet. Enjoy!
Tuna taste good! I eat alot of salads so I’m definitely making this recipe
You are my kind of gal Samantha 🙂 I eat salads every day and love tuna as a lean protein source!
I absolutely love tuna salad! This looks super delicious!
It’s my go-to when I want to enjoy something healthy and delicious Cathleen, and perfect for a summer picnic 🙂
It’s pretty fabulous if I can say so myself Cathleen. Clean and healthy and super flavorful 🙂
yumm.. I got to try this out
It’s one of my all time favorite tuna salads Seem!
It’s pretty yummy Seem. I hope you love it as much as I do… Super clean and tasty!
Looks really good, thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome Terry! It’s a favorite of mine for sure!!
My tuna salad is so boring compared to this! I have to try this because I bet my family would love this version more.
It’s a favorite in my household Katie 🙂 I hope your family loves it as much as we do!!!
I love tuna!! This looks so yummy!
It’s a family favorite Angela. I hope you like it as much as we do 🙂
This looks great. Thank you for sharing the recipe. We love tuna salad here.
Thanks Denise 🙂 I’m quite fond of tuna as well… so tasty and so good for you! I just make sure I use brands that are known for being low in mercury so I don’t have to worry about over indulging.
I could eat this everyday. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
YUMMY!!! I’ll be shopping for this salad today! Even this early in the morning, reading this recipe makes me want it!!! Thanks!
Woohoo Laurie! It’s one of our favorites! Super simple, super healthy and super tasty 🙂 Enjoy!
Thank you for sharing your recipe. We love tuna at our house so I know we would love this recipe.
You are most welcome Denise. Enjoy 🙂