Southwest Tuna Salad
Created by Engrossed on July 16, 2012
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #5940
Ingredients
- 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)
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.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (155.8 g)
- Calories 230.4
- Total Fat - 11.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.8 g
- Cholesterol - 138.2 mg
- Sodium - 956 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
- Sugars - 1.9 g
- Protein - 25.3 g
- Calcium - 77.6 mg
- Iron - 3.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 8.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg