Healthy Tuna Salad

Name: Healthy Tuna Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise; 1/2 cup chopped sweet onion; 1 celery rib, chopped; 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley or 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes; 3/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 can (12 ounces) albacore white tuna in water, drained and flaked; 4 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

You do not need full-fat dressing to make a great tuna fish sandwich. Learn how to make healthy tuna salad with a recipe that cuts down on calories and fat, but keeps the classic flavor (and crunch!).

Ingredients

2/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
1 celery rib, chopped
1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley or 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (12 ounces) albacore white tuna in water, drained and flaked
4 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges

Directions

In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, onion, celery, parsley and pepper. Stir in tuna. Serve with tomato wedges.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup tuna salad with 1 tomato: 280 calories, 16g fat (3g saturated fat), 50mg cholesterol, 656mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 2g fiber), 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 fat, 1 vegetable.

On a hot summer day, there's nothing more refreshing than this salad. I grow a few tomato plants in my garden and the fresh-picked taste makes the dish even more of a treat. —Diane Selich, Vassar, Michigan

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