High Protein Tuna Salad
This tuna salad is creamy, crunchy, and packed with flavor—no fuss, just real ingredients that come together in minutes. It’s perfect for sandwiches, wraps, lettuce cups, or straight out of the bowl. Made with tuna, mayo, lemon, and a few simple add-ins, it’s a protein-packed staple you’ll want on repeat.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 cans tuna in oil drained very well
- 0.33 cup mayonnaise
- 0.25 tsp black pepper add more to taste
- 1.5 tbsp finely chopped onion
- 0.5 cup chopped red bell pepper or any other color
- 1.5 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley or dill
- pinch salt
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Flake the tuna: Drain your tuna well, then pop it into a large bowl and flake it with a fork so it’s nice and broken up.
- Add the good stuff: Toss in the chopped red bell pepper, onion, parsley, a squeeze of lemon juice, a few cracks of black pepper, and a spoonful of mayo.
- Mix it up: Stir everything together until it’s creamy and evenly combined.
- Taste + tweak: Give it a taste and adjust as needed—more lemon juice, extra pepper, or a handful of fresh herbs if you’re feeling fancy.
- Serve or chill: You can serve it right away, but letting it chill for 15–20 minutes makes the flavors even better. Totally worth the wait.