Dilled Tuna Salad Recipes

TUNA SALAD WITH FRESH DILL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash tuna with juices from can. Add celery, dill, parsley, chives, mayonnaise, yogurt, and mustard; mix well.

LEMON-DILLED TUNA SALAD / MELTS

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine well the first 8 ingredients. Set aside.
• Toast bread.
• Top with tuna.
• Top with tomato slices.
• Top with cheese slices.
• Place on cookie sheet and bake in 400ºF oven until cheese melts, about 3-5 minutes.
• Serve warm.
• Makes great regular sandwiches on bread, croissants or bagels; or stuffed summer tomatoes, too!

COMPOSED DILLED TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the tuna (be sure that it is very well drained), mayonnaise, lemon juice, finely chopped dill, 1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onions, and 1 teaspoon finely chopped capers. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and chill until serving time.
• Make carrot curls: use a vegetable peeler to slice off thin strips of carrot; plunge the carrots into ice water to curl. Drain before using.
• For each serving, place the tuna mixture into a small rounded bowl and pack down with a rubber spatula.
• Overturn the bowl onto a salad plate and lift it away.
• Create a border with fanned cucumber slices, tuck in a few sprigs of fresh dill topped with carrot curls and slices of green onion.
• Stud the tuna salad mound with a few whole capers and sliced green onions, and top with a slice of cucumber and sprig of fresh dill.
• Serve with crisp whole wheat crackers or a baguette.

DILL TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Cover and chill for atleast 2 hours before serving.

LEMON-DILLED TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Drain tuna well. Mix ingredients in small bowl til nicely combined.
• 2. *Optional: 4-5 tomatoes, slice down through top but not all the way through into 6-8 wedges. Fan out wedges and fill with salad for stuffed tomatoes. Serve with a few crackers for scooping. 4-5 slices toasted bread, 4-5 slices tomatoes and 4-5 slices cheese for tuna melts. Bake in 375 oven for about 5 minutes or til cheese is melted. Cheeses that work well: american, velveeta, muenster, swiss, gouda, havarti, mozzarella, provolone and fontina.

DILLED TUNA-CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Mix well. Season generously with pepper. Serve salad chilled.

TUNA PASTA SALAD WITH DILL

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, milk, pickle juice, dill, salt, and pepper. Mix in tuna and onion. Toss with cooked pasta. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours before serving.