lemon-dilled tuna salad

Name: Lemon-Dilled Tuna Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 (12 oz.) - can solid white albacore tuna in water, well drained; 1-2 teaspoon(s) lemon juice concentrate, if you have fresh on hand by all means use that instead; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon zest, optional for if you have a lemon on hand; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried dill; 1/2 cup(s) heavy mayo, i always use hellmann's; 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt, or more to taste; 1 tablespoon(s) finely chopped celery; - dash coarse ground pepper

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Kelly Williams

Forked River, NJ

Updated on Oct 8, 2011

I love good tuna salad, so cool and refreshing! And tuna melts are good all year round! Hope you enjoy my simple recipe! Quick and easy! Photo by me

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 5 Min

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yield about 4

Ingredients

1 (12 oz.) - can solid white albacore tuna in water, well drained
1-2 teaspoon lemon juice concentrate, if you have fresh on hand by all means use that instead
1 teaspoon lemon zest, optional for if you have a lemon on hand
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 cup heavy mayo, i always use hellmann's
1/8 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1 tablespoon finely chopped celery
- dash coarse ground pepper

How To Make lemon-dilled tuna salad

Step 1

Drain tuna well. Mix ingredients in small bowl til nicely combined.

Step 2

*Optional: 4-5 tomatoes, slice down through top but not all the way through into 6-8 wedges. Fan out wedges and fill with salad for stuffed tomatoes. Serve with a few crackers for scooping. 4-5 slices toasted bread, 4-5 slices tomatoes and 4-5 slices cheese for tuna melts. Bake in 375 oven for about 5 minutes or til cheese is melted. Cheeses that work well: american, velveeta, muenster, swiss, gouda, havarti, mozzarella, provolone and fontina.
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