Home-style tuna salad
4 servings
15 minutes
Tuna salad 'homemade' is a harmony of simplicity and sophistication. This European recipe encompasses the best flavor combinations: tender tuna, fresh lettuce leaves, vibrant cherry tomatoes, and nutritious eggs. Canned beans add textural depth, while a zesty dressing of mustard, honey, and lemon juice gives the dish a pronounced flavor. The salad is perfect as a light lunch or dinner and can be served as a standalone dish or side. This recipe is popular due to its balanced nutritional value and freshness. Historically, tuna salads emerged in Europe as an alternative to heavy meat dishes, offering lightness and richness simultaneously.
1
We cut cherry tomatoes and eggs.
- Cherry tomatoes: 8 pieces
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
2
We tear the lettuce leaves into a bowl.
- Green salad leaves: 1 bunch
3
Open the tuna and mash it with a fork into small pieces. You can pour out the tuna juice beforehand. We won't need it.
- Canned tuna in brine: 1 jar
4
After draining the water, pour the beans into a bowl.
- Canned beans: 1 jar
5
Dressing: Mix mustard, honey, lemon juice, oil, and salt. Stir everything together and dress the salad.
- Mustard: 1 teaspoon
- Honey: 1 teaspoon
- Lemon juice: 1 tablespoon
- Olive oil: 2 tablespoons
- Salt: to taste
6
We mix.
