easy chicken or tuna salad

Name: Easy Chicken or Tuna Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 - large can chunk chicken or tuna; 2 tablespoon(s) dill pickle relish; 1 - small onion, finely diced; 1/2 cup(s) celery, finely chopped; 1/2 cup(s) bell pepper, finely diced (any color); 1/2 cup(s) black or green olives, chopped; 3 - hard boiled eggs; 3 tablespoon(s) salad dressing or mayo; 2 - small roma tomatoes, diced; 2 cup(s) shredded lettuce

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Jeanne Benavidez

Odessa, TX

Updated on Oct 23, 2011

This was one of the first dishes I learned to prepare MANY years ago when I was just getting interested in cooking. I know that there a many variations of chicken salad but this is the way my Mom did it so that's the way I do it.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 2 - 4

Ingredients

1 - large can chunk chicken or tuna
2 tablespoons dill pickle relish
1 - small onion, finely diced
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup bell pepper, finely diced (any color)
1/2 cup black or green olives, chopped
3 - hard boiled eggs
3 tablespoons salad dressing or mayo
2 - small roma tomatoes, diced
2 cups shredded lettuce

How To Make easy chicken or tuna salad

Step 1

In medium bowl, combine chicken or tuna, pickle relish, onion, celery, bell pepper, olives,and tomatoes. . Stir gently to combine.

Step 2

Peel and roughly chop the hard boiled eggs into the mixture.
Step 3

Add the salad dressing and gently fold all ingredients together
Step 4

If serving immediately, fold in the lettuce; if not, fold it in just before serving.
Step 5

This is great served in a hollowed out tomato, on your favorite bread or wrapped in a lettuce leaf. Use your imagination.
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