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Tuna Salad (1940)
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Tuna Salad (1940)

10 ingredients 4 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

617
Calories
31g
Protein
33g
Fat
53g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Green Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 can (6–9½­ oz / ~170–270 g) tuna
  • ¼ apple , finely chopped
  • ½ stalk celery , finely chopped
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise (low fat can work)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • ½ ea . chopped green onion or ½ tsp dried chopped white or yellow onion
  • 1 hard boiled egg , chopped (or two hard boiled egg whites and a bit of oil olive oil to make up the difference)
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • Paprika (optional)
  • Lettuce (optional)

Directions

1

Drain and squeeze tuna dry, discarding liquid or reserving for some other use.

2

Combine tuna, apple, celery, mayonnaise, lemon juice, green onion, egg, and pepper.

3

Refrigerate 1 hour or more.

4

Sprinkle with paprika and trim with lettuce, if desired.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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