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Southwest Tuna Salad

Here's how you make Southwest Tuna Salad
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • Salad:
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained
  • 1 (2 1/2 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained and rinsed (optional)
  • 1 (4 ounce) can diced mild green chilies, drained
  • 1/4 cup green bell peppers, diced
  • 1/4 cup red bell peppers, diced
  • 1/4 cup white onions, diced or 3 green onions, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, minced (optional)
  • Diced fresh tomato or grape tomatoes, to taste (optional)
  • Dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Tabasco sauce, to taste (this really enhances it)
  • Topping:
  • Shredded monterey jack cheese or cheddar cheese, for a melt (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Intro: I just LOVE tuna! It's so fun to open a can and make a recipe up. This one turned out so flavorful and yummy... just popping with flavors. I also love a versatile recipe. You can enjoy this atop a bed of lettuce, rolled in lettuce leaves, stuffed in a tomato, in a wrap, in a sandwich or my favorite as a melt! I spread some of this on some whole grain sourdough and sprinkled some lowfat cheddar on it...stuck it under the broiler for a few minutes and WOW! The tangy sourdough went really well with it. I can also imagine this with pasta added for a cold pasta salad or as a hot tuna casserole...YUM! I think I'll be making it every which way I can think of because the flavor is soooo DELISH! If you prefer a non-creamy salad just cut the mayo and sour cream and you might increase the lime juice and perhaps add a little bit of oil. If you want more heat add a jalapeno or two. Enjoy yourself and make it how you'll like it. Next time I make this I think I'm going to try some of those Mexican pickled veggies in it!

  • Step 2: Mix salad ingredients together.

  • Step 3: Mix dressing ingredients together.

  • Step 4: Stir dressing into salad, mix well.

  • Step 5: This is great right away but if you let it sit in the refrigerator it will develop even more flavor. Enjoy this how you'll like it (see intro). *Depending on which options you use and how long you let it sit, you may need to drain it.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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