Southwest Tuna Salad

Name: Southwest Tuna Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 (340.19 g) can tuna, drained; 70.87 g can sliced black olives, drained and rinsed; 113.39 g can diced mild green chilies, drained; 59.14 ml green bell pepper, diced; 59.14 ml red bell pepper, diced; 59.14 ml white onions, diced or 3 green onions, sliced; 29.58 ml cilantro, minced (optional); diced fresh tomatoes (optional) or grape tomatoes, to taste (optional); 29.58 ml mayonnaise (optional); 29.58 ml sour cream (optional); 29.58 ml fresh lime juice; 2.46 ml garlic salt; 2.46 ml ground cumin; 1.23 ml chili powder; 0.61 ml ground black pepper; Tabasco sauce, to taste (this really enhances it); shredded monterey jack cheese (optional) or cheddar cheese, for a melt (optional)

Submitted by Engrossed

"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, 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 in 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."

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 4

ingredients

Salad
2 (340.19 g) can tuna, drained
70.87 g can sliced black olives, drained and rinsed
113.39 g can diced mild green chilies, drained
59.14 ml green bell pepper, diced
59.14 ml red bell pepper, diced
59.14 ml white onions, diced or 3 green onions, sliced
29.58 ml cilantro, minced (optional)
diced fresh tomatoes (optional) or grape tomatoes, to taste (optional)
Dressing
29.58 ml mayonnaise (optional)
29.58 ml sour cream (optional)
29.58 ml fresh lime juice
2.46 ml garlic salt
2.46 ml ground cumin
1.23 ml chili powder
0.61 ml ground black pepper
Tabasco sauce, to taste (this really enhances it)
Topping
shredded monterey jack cheese (optional) or cheddar cheese, for a melt (optional)

directions

Mix salad ingredients together.
Mix dressing ingredients together.
Stir dressing into salad, mix well.
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 description).

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Reviews

Great recipe, I didn't have Tabasco, so I used Frank's hot sauce and it was delish. Otherwise I modified this to include a yellow pepper, some diced jalapenos, red onion. Let sit overnight. This is a very tasty way to sass up the humble tuna :) Thanks for the inspiration, and the recipe....

Lisainladysmith
Super good! Really fresh tasting. Next time I'll leave out the olives, personal preference.Used it as a sandwich filling on a sandwich thin with sprouts and the next day I used it as a dip with tortilla chips. Delicious both ways. Thanks for posting.

Lucky in Bayview
Lovely! DH won't eat black olives, so alas, made without them. We're in the RV and I had no garlic (can you belive that??, this is SAD!) Delish... served with a green salad. No wonder this is a zaar star. Oh.. wait, guess it's a FoodStar!!

BakinBaby
I made this tonight for tomorrows lunch,but couldn't resist tasting....delicious! I only have 5 oz cans of tuna here, and halved the recipe. I used 0 Fat Greek yogurt instead of the sour cream, and no fat mayo for the mayo. This is absolutely wonderful!!!! Thanks for sharing.....running off now to add some diced fresh jalapenos....think that will just put this recipe over the top! Thanks for sharing!

breezermom
This is one of the most original and yummy tuna salads I have eaten! We served it openfaced as a tuna melt on Sourdough bread. This would make a wonderful Low Carb lunch by itself. A keeper for sure! Thanks for sharing a great recipe!

Mika G.

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Tweaks

I made this tonight for tomorrows lunch,but couldn't resist tasting....delicious! I only have 5 oz cans of tuna here, and halved the recipe. I used 0 Fat Greek yogurt instead of the sour cream, and no fat mayo for the mayo. This is absolutely wonderful!!!! Thanks for sharing.....running off now to add some diced fresh jalapenos....think that will just put this recipe over the top! Thanks for sharing!

breezermom
what a great change from your everyday tuna salad, I also added some Tabasco into the dressing mixture, used fresh garlic in place of garlic salt, next time I will double the recipe this was gone in flash, I am also going to try this as a pasta salad, great recipe Engrossed thanks for sharing hon!

Kittencalrecipezazz
I cut the recipe in half and just now realized that I left off the black olives. I did use a red jalapeno in place of the green chili and red pepper. I really enjoyed the dressing as it is nice and light and allows the flavors to come through. In place of the sour cream, I did use plain yogurt. I cored a couple of fresh garden tomatoes and stuffed them with the tuna.

PaulaG

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