right now we're all going through our
pantries and figuring out what we can
make with really simple ingredients and
I've been hearing from a lot of you guys
over on Instagram that you have a lot of
cans of tuna so today I'll show you how
to make the best tuna salad recipe that
you've ever had with really simple
ingredients and you likely already have
all of these items in your fridge and
pantry but unlike some tuna salads that
look rather mushy and bland and might
even resemble cat food
this one has texture and it truly holds
its own because it's filled with crisp
celery vibrant red onion and lots of
flavor from the herbs and the mustard
and it's all tied together with the
mayonnaise it's fast easy economical and
a classic so let me show you how to make
tuna salad to get started you'll need
two cans of tuna and my personal
favorite is albacore tuna but you can
choose any variety if your tuna is
packed in water or oil you'll want to
open the cans and drain that off higher
end brands like wild planet and safe
catch aren't packed in any liquid it's
just the tuna steak but you will get
some naturally occurring liquid from the
fish oils now you don't technically have
to drain this off but I find for this
particular recipe it is a little too
soft and creamy if I keep the liquid so
I will go ahead and drain it add your
tuna to a mixing bowl and because I've
got solid pieces of tuna steak I have to
break it up a little bit with my fork to
get it to come out but you can see that
the fish is nice and flaky and
definitely not mushy next you'll need to
chop up one rib of celery celery gives
our tuna salad some texture and crunch
not to mention fresh flavor so I'll run
the knife down the length of the celery
two or three times then slice across
four nice crispy chunks you can dice the
celery as big or small as you'd like I
tend to like pieces about this big but
if you'd like the celery diced up
smaller feel free to do so then add that
to the bowl for a nice punch of flavor
I'll add about two tablespoons of diced
red onion red onion is always my
favorite for salads and it's sweeter and
not as pungent as yellow onion if you
don't have red onion you can add two
tablespoons of soy
green onion or even diced shallot which
would impart a slight garlic flavor but
when it comes to key ingredients that
make this the best tuna salad recipe I'd
say it's the fresh herbs so definitely
don't leave these out fresh herbs can
easily elevate a recipe from good to
great by adding depth of flavor and just
brightening it up then since we're now
in spring is the perfect time to make
use of those garden fresh herbs so
you'll need 1 to 2 tablespoons and I'm
using chives and parsley today but feel
free to use other herbs like dill
tarragon thyme oregano or basil and once
you've got those chopped up add them to
the bowl then add 1/2 a tablespoon of
Dijon mustard for some bold tangy flavor
with a little bit of spice and lastly
add a quarter cup of mayonnaise which is
our creamy binder that will bring it all
together and I'm using my homemade
mayonnaise which I have a separate video
for but you could use store-bought as
well then just season it with salt and
pepper and give it a stir
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it's totally up to you on how chunky or
creamy you'd like your tuna salad and if
you'd like it a little creamier just add
more mayonnaise tuna salad is a great
recipe that you can enjoy on its own or
with some crackers but there's many
creative ways to serve it as well you
can stuff it in two halves of avocado
tomato or bell pepper make lettuce wraps
using romaine or butter lettuce or make
a sandwich I'm opting for the latter
today and using my favorite gluten-free
bread and since I know you guys are
gonna ask which brand it is its Canyon
baked house so I'll add a few leaves of
lettuce to a slice of bread and then
pile the tuna salad on top and just look
at how chunky and creamy and colorful
that salad is
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now I'll often keep my tuna salad
sandwich as an open-faced sandwich like
this but if you'd like to add the top
piece of bread go for it I hope you guys
loved this easy recipe today and if you
did make sure to share it with your
family and friends and I will see you
again in the next video
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