Perfect for when it's too hot too cook.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. mayonaise-based dressing (creamy garlic, ranch, sweet-and-sour, etc.)
- 2 (6 oz.) cans tuna, drained
- 1 bag (8-12 oz.) pre-washed salad OR one head of lettuce, washed and shredded
- optional: other veggies (pepper, tomatoes, cucumbers) chopped into bite-sized bits
- optional: pitas, tortillas, or other flatbread
Directions
- Using fork, mix tuna and dressing in a large bowl. Break apart all large chunks and mix well.
- Add salad (and any veggies). Toss. (If you have a bowl with a tightly-sealing lid, shaking can be effective.)
- Serve. If not filling enough for your troops as-is, serve in pitas or wrapped up in tortillas or other flatbread.
This recipe was submitted by rivka on October 2, 2005.
I used a similar recipe for many years but about a year ago switched from tuna to canned chicken. Mercury levels in tuna are too high and post-Fukushima, Chernobyl, years of A-bomb tests, centuries of using our oceans as sewage tanks for toxic chemicals, etc., I decided it was time to stop eating sea life. Tried several different canned meats before finding that canned chicken produces a nice flavor roughly as strong as tuna.
I usually make a large bowl of it that’s enough for 3 days or so.
Other ingredients that I sometimes throw in:
* 1 tsp. dry mustard
* 2 pinches of paprika
* lots of dill weed (always)
* fine-sliced celery;
* cucumber chunks;
* sharp cheddar chunks;
* diced kosher dill pickle;
* chopped chives;
* chopped yellow or red onion;
* chopped green onion
* chopped olives, black or green
* shredded carrot