Easy Tuna Salad

Ready to enjoy this tuna salad on my sunny deck. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Easy Tuna Salad

When we were growing up quite poor in southern Illinois, this was one of my mother’s “go to” recipes. With a few tweaks, she could go from feeding 2 to feeding 8 without missing a beat. Whenever I see a 2 oz. can of tuna I remember my mother pulling out the Charlie Chip potato chips and eyeing the loaf of bread, just in case.

If she needed to stretch the tuna salad, she would make sandwiches and add potato chips on one side of the bread.

Easy Tuna Salad Recipe

You will need:

2 oz. can of tuna packed in water

Lettuce of choice and garden greens

Finely chopped onions, either red or white

Mayonnaise or light Ranch dressing

Optional:

Fresh blueberries

Fresh strawberries

Letting this sit for a couple of hours to let the onions marinate makes it tastier. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

To make:

Drain water out of tuna; give tuna water to a cat for a treat.

Fluff tuna in a bowl. Add torn head of green lettuce.

Toss with mayonnaise or ranch dressing. Start with a couple of tablespoons, then add more to taste.

Add minced onions; toss again. I like to let this sit in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to let the onions marinate.

Right before serving and eating, sprinkle bluebirds or sliced strawberries on top.

To easily extend this dish, you can also add more lettuce.

If you are just starting your culinary adventure, or are looking for a good Mother’s Day gift because Mom is, get her something where she can write down her favorite recipes and write her own cookbook. You can buy this one or make one from a nice loose leaf binder.

It’s hard to beat the good basic favorite recipes!

Charlotte