This Green Goddess Tuna Salad combines vibrant herby flavors with classic tuna and chopped veggies for a bright and delicious make-ahead friendly lunch. Serve as a sandwich, wrap, or with your favorite crackers and veggies!
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Ingredients
For the Green Goddess dressing:
2cups packed soft green herbs (basil, parsley, cilantro, tarragon and chives all work well but avoid mint!)
1cupGreek yogurt (5% fat preferred)
3 tablespoonsmayonnaise
zest of 1/2 medium lemon
1 1/2 tablespoonsfresh lemon juice, plus extra to taste
1 tablespoonextra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoonkosher salt, plus extra to taste
3anchovies, packed in oil
1garlic clove
For the tuna salad:
3 (5-ounce) cans chunk tuna (see note)
2 small ribs of celery, chopped
2green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cucumber, deseeded and chopped
Instructions
Make the dressing: Using a high powered blender or food processor, blitz together all the dressing ingredients, roughly chopping the anchovies and peeling and roughly chopping the garlic before adding them to the blender. You should have a slightly thick sauce: check the seasoning and add more salt to make it more savory, more lemon juice to make it brighter.
Mix the tuna: Drain the tuna and transfer into a large bowl. Use a fork to lightly flake the tuna and break up the large pieces, but keep some bits intact for texture – you don’t want a mush! Fold in about 3/4 of the prepared Green Goddess dressing, adding more if needed as you stir.
To serve now: If youโre serving the salad right away, fold in the celery, green onions and cucumber just before serving, adding more dressing as needed. You want everything to be saturated, but without extra dressing pooled in the bottom of the bowl. Serve as a sandwich, on salad, or with crackers and veggies.
To serve later: If youโre making this ahead, just fold in the celery and green onions, and scatter the cucumber on top of each portion, ready to be stirred into the tuna salad just before serving. Taste, and add again more salt or lemon juice if needed. Store in an airtight bowl with lid in the fridge for up to 3 days.ย
Tuna: You can use tuna packed in brine or water for this recipe, but it could make it less meal-prep friendly as the additional liquid will make the salad looser when stored in the fridge. Be sure to drain the tuna well.
Herbs: If youโve not got quite enough herbs, you can make the amount up with up to 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves.
Recipe inspired by Green Goddess Salad from Baked by Melissa. Nutrition information estimated with My Fitness Pal.