Disclaimer: I'm quite aware that this, and many of the cooking/eating revelations I have had and will have, are probably new to no one but me. That said, they are still new to me, and that's partly what this place is for.
It took many many years, but I recently realized I was bored with my usual way of making tuna salad. It's been the same ever since, well, long enough ago that I can't remember the first time I made my own tuna salad, but I've always made it the same way: canned tuna, boiled egg (chopped), dill pickle (chopped), some mayonnaise & mustard, maybe a wee bit of salt & pepper.
Recently I came across mention somewhere of using dill itself in a tuna salad, or even salmon salad (which is a totally new concept to me, but we'll come to that another time), and I tried it, and liked it. Then I realized I could undoubtedly change several other things about how I made my standard tuna salad, and more than likely ought to do so.
I searched for some tuna salad recipes online for ideas. I wasn't looking for something on top of greens & other things making a standard salad, really, so I didn't pay as much attention to those types of recipes.
With those ideas in mind, I looked in my fridge today, and threw together a very yummy (probably because it was new to me, but still!) tuna salad for my lunch:
small (3 oz) can chunk light tuna in "water"*
1/2 stick celery, chopped very small
part of a green onion, chopped very small
1 leaf from a bunch of mustard greens, chopped
1 boiled egg, chopped
dried dill and dried cilantro
just enough mayonnaise
It was really tasty with some crackers. If you have any other suggestions for variations on my tuna salad, please share them!
(*the label reads "in water", but the ingredients actually read "vegetable broth")
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