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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 190.3
  • Total Fat: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 38.8 mg
  • Sodium: 695.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 32.5 g

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The BEST Tuna Salad

Submitted by: GORGEOUS26
The BEST Tuna Salad

Introduction

Flavorful tuna salad made with cottage cheese and yogurt Flavorful tuna salad made with cottage cheese and yogurt
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    1 can albacore tuna
    2/3 cup non-fat cottage cheese
    4 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
    1/4 small red onion, chopped finely
    1 stalk celery, chopped finely
    1 teaspoon dijon mustard
    splash of lemon juice
    pinch or two of dill (my pinch is more like a tablespoon!)

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Directions

This beats the socks off any and all tuna salads I have ever had. And healthier too! By the way, I make lunches for my whole week of work so I usually triple the recipe and it makes 6 sandwiches.

Just throw into a bowl, give it a good mix and ENJOY!






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  • CATDLK


    19 of 19 people found this review helpful
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    I make this recipe with normal tuna instead of albacore. I've also made it with water chestnuts & green onions instead of celery. I decreased the cottage cheese (because of the sodium) & I use non-fat plain greek yogurt. This is fabulous on cucumber rounds instead of bread! - 1/23/11

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  • JULSISGOOD

    Incredible!
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    I blended the cottage cheese first to make it more creamy...it was great! - 8/22/09

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  • TERIANA

    Incredible!
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    Awesome! I did not have dill so I added minced dill pickle. I started with 2 TBS of FF Greek Yogurt and 1/3 C FF cottage cheese and found it to be more than sufficient. Thanks so much for this recipe--it is a keeper! - 10/13/10

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  • MUSIC_MUTT

    Incredible!
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    Beautiful! Delicious, super-easy, healthful. At first missed lemon juice & accidentally heavy on cottage cheese & onion. After tasting, splash (~tsp) lemon juice, more dill (total 1.25 tsp), seasoned salt & fresh black pepper. Extraodinary. Strongly recommend start w/ original (dill!) THANKS - 3/30/12

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  • EGORNICK

    Incredible!
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    this was strangely yummy. i hate mayo, but i will tolerate it in things like tuna salad but it still grosses me out that its in there. now i can have tuna salad without mayo!

    very yummy, i added salt and pepper. this will be made again for sure. so happy to not have to rely on mayo! thank you! - 5/5/08

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  • BEEBEA

    Incredible!
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    I love mayo-based anything, so I was a bit skeptical of this, but it was SO DELICIOUS, super healthy, so much protein! I used lime juice instead of lemon, apples instead of celery, no dill, and a tiny bit of Lawry's seasoned salt. OMG Yummy!! - 2/25/11

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  • DONNAKHA

    Incredible!
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    I would never have thought of this combination in a million years, but it is GREAT! The yogurt gives it a special tang. I had no dill the second time I made it and tried basil instead. Yummy! I made it a third time and added a can of drained navy beans and a second can of tuna. It was great! - 3/2/10

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  • SOOKIE

    Incredible!
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    Cottage cheese, huh? This was/is very good and a keeper. To the previous poster, I don't believe the recipe counts for the pictured bread its served on. For an additional 90 calories, I used weight watchers rye bread. - 9/2/09

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  • MEMELISA2012

    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    I used part-skim ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese and non=fat greek yogurt instead of plain yogurt. Also added a few carrots(just because).Used regular mustard because i didn't have Dijon.Still delicious I have been looking for a alternative for tuna salad and this is it! Thanks GORGEOUS26! - 8/19/12

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  • DAMIENMOMMA08

    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    I don't usually rate recipes, but this was AMAZING! Exactly what I was looking for!

    Thanks! - 2/9/12

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  • SOSAYSTARA

    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    Made this tonight with some tweaks.. added relish and apples, changed dijon to honey mustard. Had maybe 1/5 of the recipe (it made a lot!) on some bread with spinach and provolone. Delicious - 1/7/12

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  • LIFELOVELAUREN

    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    Absolutely delicious, and so easy to make! - 6/4/11

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  • UMUISA

    Incredible!
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    delicious! thanks! - 7/27/10

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  • ISATSAM

    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    It was surprisingly good. I made it for lunch at work and people asked me what it was.. I liked it and would make it again. - 3/4/10

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  • TINNIE812

    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    Thank you! There are SO many variations you can make with this to change up the flavors too... this is awesome! :o) - 6/4/09

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  • SLIMMINFORLIFE

    Incredible!
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    We'll definitely make this again; it's great! - 1/27/09

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  • NGALLO58

    Very Good
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    It sounds amazing! did you try making it with fat free cottage cheese and yogurt? with all the flavors, i couldn't tell the difference - 4/21/08

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  • JASMINECARDINAL

    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    EXTRAORDINARY! This was BEYOND amazing! Thank you so much for posting this! I can see how either you love it or hate it, as it's very unconventional, but the combination of flavors in this make this my new fave lunch! You can TASTE how healthy it is! DELICIOUS! - 9/20/12

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  • CFINCH25

    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    Made with regular tuna served on top of tossed salad with cucumbers for lunch. Big hit with everyone. - 9/19/12

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  • LIZZY62LOU1

    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    me and my husband enjoyed this new way of eating tuna. Yummm - 9/11/12

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  • GREASE31

    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    I luv this,it sounds perfect. - 8/31/12

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  • HIKETOHEIGHTS

    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    I really liked this even though I prefer a bit more flavor. - 8/27/12

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  • PAHEALTHY

    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    Okay, I was very skeptical (especially after making brownies made out of beans...yuck), but WOW..... It is sooo good!! Way more flavorful than just the typical tuna salad with mayo. When you said the Best tuna salad, you weren't kidding. Thanks so much for sharing!! - 8/6/12

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  • SIMPLELIFE4REAL

    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    I may have put too much lemon juice in this, I used the juice from 1/2 lemon. Also, I wasn't sure what size can of tuna to use. I used 14oz (2 small cans). If I make this again, I'll blend the cottage cheese. I'm also thinking this may taste better tomorrow after the flavors have blended more. - 10/20/09

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  • ALLIEE4


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    Sounds great I'll try it and let you know. - 6/1/13

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