Dilled Tuna Salad
Nov. 15th, 2021 01:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fuzzyredI'm on afternoons again this week, and after last week's chili, I was in the mood for something lighter. This recipe for Dilled Tuna Salad comes from the "Cooking for One or Two" section of the tasteofhome 2012 Annual Recipes cookbook.
Ingredients
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sour cream
2 to 4 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons dill weed
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon ground thyme
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Dash cayenne pepper
1 can (6 ounces) light water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
2 tablespoons chopped red onion
2 cups fresh baby spinach
5 slices tomato, sliced
Instructions
In a small bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients together. Stir in tuna and onion. Serve over spinach. Garnish with tomato slices. Yield: 2 servings.
Thoughts and Variations
While in theory meals of smaller proportions are good, I actually wanted to have 4 or 5 meals this week, so I doubled almost all the ingredients. I used dried parsley and dill weed, so I didn't double those because I didn't know the conversion from fresh to dried. I used 2 teaspoons parsley and 1 teaspoon dill weed and that seemed to work out okay. I might add a bit more dill to the tuna salad that's left, but overall the tuna salad tasted really good and I'm happy I made it. Definitely something I'm going to keep in mind for when I need a quick easy meal; maybe I'll make it on weekends when I don't know what to have for lunch.
Ingredients
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sour cream
2 to 4 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons dill weed
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon ground thyme
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Dash cayenne pepper
1 can (6 ounces) light water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
2 tablespoons chopped red onion
2 cups fresh baby spinach
5 slices tomato, sliced
Instructions
In a small bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients together. Stir in tuna and onion. Serve over spinach. Garnish with tomato slices. Yield: 2 servings.
Thoughts and Variations
While in theory meals of smaller proportions are good, I actually wanted to have 4 or 5 meals this week, so I doubled almost all the ingredients. I used dried parsley and dill weed, so I didn't double those because I didn't know the conversion from fresh to dried. I used 2 teaspoons parsley and 1 teaspoon dill weed and that seemed to work out okay. I might add a bit more dill to the tuna salad that's left, but overall the tuna salad tasted really good and I'm happy I made it. Definitely something I'm going to keep in mind for when I need a quick easy meal; maybe I'll make it on weekends when I don't know what to have for lunch.
