How to Make Tuna Salad

Tuna salad - the great American staple of lunch boxes and tuna fish sandwiches nationwide. It's easy to make and fondly remembered. Use this recipe to make a splendid tuna salad to have as a side dish or a sandwich spread.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 tsp. capers (optional)
• 1 tbsp. diced celery
• 1 to 2 tbsp. mayonnaise
• pickle brine to moisturize
• 1 tbsp. chopped pickles or pickle relish
• 1 (6-oz.) can water-packed tuna
• black pepper to taste
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• Mixing Bowls
• Wooden Spoons
• Mixing bowls

1. Drain the tuna as well as you can and place it in a mixing bowl.

2. 

   Add the mayonnaise and stir it into the tuna.

3. 

   Add the chopped pickles or pickle relish, diced celery, and optional capers.

4. Season with a pinch or so of black pepper.

5. Stir everything together. Moisturize the mixture as desired with brine from the pickle jar or extra mayonnaise.

6. 

   If making sandwiches, use two layers of leaf lettuce to keep the tuna salad from making the bread soggy.

Tips & Warnings

• Purchase only tuna packed in water for tuna salad.
• Everyone's individual tuna salad recipe is different. Other common ingredients are a little mustard or ketchup, chopped hard-boiled egg, chopped olives and chopped pimientos.
• Keep this recipe refrigerated at all times.

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on 8/8/2006 Add chopped, pickled jalapeos to your tuna salad for an extra kick!

on 7/5/2006 Eat it like a dip with your favorite chips. My parents always eat their salad spreads this way, even chicken, ham, and egg salad.

on 6/30/2006 If you don't like mayonnaise or can't eat it because of an egg allergy or such, use ranch dressing instead. Not a bad idea even if you can eat mayonnaise, if you just want something a little different.

on 6/30/2006 Add a little yellow curry to your tuna salad for an incredible flavor.

on 3/30/2006 For those wanting a little extra crunch, add potato chips on top of the spread on your bread. Better than it seems.