# How do you make your tuna salad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897 "2016-03-22T22:48:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PlumBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@PlumBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlumBob)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/41 "2016-03-23T19:08:55Z")
Most of the above work for me. I like to add bonito flakes and / or furikake for a change of pace. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/42 "2016-03-23T20:18:08Z")
I think we did just do this… mine is tuna, bleu cheese dressing, black pepper… Serve on toast ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/43 "2016-03-23T21:57:46Z")
Three main ways: the mayo way, the oil-and-vinegar (or lemon juice) plus herbs way, and this way, which is weird and amazingly delicious. Courtesy of The Skylight Exchange, a (defunct?) restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, AFRICAN TUNA SALAD. Drain a can of tuna. Add olive oil. Add curry powder. Add cayenne. Add raw garlic. Serve on toast with peanut butter; on toast with cucumber; or as a melt. It’s SO GOOD. ---
**Author:** ![HeXen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/44 "2016-03-23T23:49:01Z")
I buy a can that says tuna salad. I open can, spread it on my bread and eat it. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/45 "2016-03-24T16:09:34Z")
Canned, chunk light tuna in oil, well drained Miracle Whip Chopped Green Olives Salt and Pepper Dash of the liquid from the Olive bottle Diced onion Diced celery ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/46 "2016-03-24T16:44:15Z")
Tuna salad can be really simple: [ol] [li]Can of tuna[/li][li]Mayo[/li][li]Celery[/li][li]Onion powder[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/47 "2016-03-24T16:53:49Z")
Chunk light tuna in water Mayo Diced onions Diced green olives Garlic powder Cracked black pepper On toast with cheddar or Swiss cheese. StG ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/48 "2016-03-24T16:57:41Z")
Make a salad as you normally would - for me it’s mostly lettuce with some tomato, cucumber, cheese, olives, bacon bits. Add dressing. Open can of tuna (preferably Solid White Albacore in water, but any will do), drain, dump on top of salad. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/49 "2016-03-24T17:09:35Z")
Tuna, mayo or MW, black pepper, raisins, shredded cheese. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/50 "2016-03-24T18:20:30Z")
I love olives and never thought of putting them in tuna salad; tradition in my house called for sweet pickles so that’s what I do. But I’m sure going to try it with olives next time. Thanks, you all. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/51 "2016-03-24T18:30:01Z")
You know your hungry when you read tuna recipes on the Internet wistfully. > [@silenus](#): > > You hit the basic tuna salad of my youth: chunk-light tuna in water, Miracle Whip, sweet pickle relish. These days I add a shake or two of red pepper flakes, maybe a finely diced pepperoncini or two. Stuff into a tomato or serve on toasted white bread with Thousand Island/Russian dressing. Cut diagonally. Thanks for the idea. I’ll try it your way. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/52 "2016-03-24T20:12:43Z")
Solid white in water, with mushrooms (thank you Julia Child!), celery, and onion, finely chopped. Hellmann’s mayonnaise (there is no other). ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/53 "2016-03-25T15:59:20Z")
Chunk light tuna and Miracle Whip are both abominations. Either of these ingredients disqualifies the end result as being called tuna salad. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/54 "2016-03-26T09:33:37Z")
I do some variation of all that’s been mentioned. My only addition is raisins / dried cranberries / or blueberries. My favorite is open faced on sourdough bread with melted cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/55 "2016-03-26T19:26:58Z")
This is one of those foods where simplicity works best. Tuna, Mayo, Salt, Standard Black Pepper on White Toast Triangles and a Bowl of Soup. This stuff I’ve used: Tomato Lettuce Eggs Pickles Sweet/Dill Celery Celery Salt Cracked Pepper Corns Onions Onion Powder Garlic Garlic Powder Cheese’s etc… Bla… Ill eat it though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/56 "2016-03-28T21:30:42Z")
Albacore in water, drained 2 boiled eggs, chopped Dill relish Mayo yellow mustard salt pepper onion powder No sweet pickles or relish No Miracle whip No sugar No cake donuts ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897/57 "2016-03-29T03:11:19Z")
Tuna, chopped no-garlic dill pickles, lemon-pepper seasoning, dill. Mayo goes thinly on the toast if there’s a sandwich, but not in the tuna salad itself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-tuna-salad/749897.md?page=2)