Easy Mediterranean Tuna Salad {No Mayo}
This Mediterranean Tuna salad is full of tasty goodness, made with white albacore tuna, onions, and capers tossed in a flavorful lemon dijon dressing. You won’t miss the mayo in this light and delicious tuna salad recipe!
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This Mediterranean tuna salad is full of amazing flavor and very quick and easy to make. It would be perfect for lunch or an easy dinner. We love it in a wrap or topped on salad greens for a lighter low-carb meal option.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Diet Friendly. It’s made with nutritious ingredients and perfect for a healthy meal prep!
- Quick and Easy. This tuna salad comes together in just 5 minutes for a quick and easy lunch.
- Good Source of Protein. It’s high in protein making it easier hit your daily protein goal!
- No Mayo. Unlike classic tuna salad, this healthier tuna salad recipe is made with a blend of olive oil and Greek yogurt.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Canned Tuna- in water. Drained and rinsed.
- Lemon- you’ll need fresh lemon juice and lemon zest for adding delicious citrus flavor.
- Dijon Mustard- adds a subtle earthy heat to the vinaigrette dressing.
- Olive Oil-use a good quality extra virgin olive oil for this recipe.
- Greek Yogurt- go with full-fat plain Greek yogurt for best flavor and texture.
- Spices-you’ll also need oregano, basil, salt and pepper to spice up the flavor.
Feel free to use fresh herbs. - Sweet Onion– very finely chopped for flavor and crunch.
- Capers-add a nice salty kick. Make sure they are drained well.
- Fresh Dill- this garnish is optional, but adds great flavor!
How To Make Tuna Salad without Mayo
Step 1: Prepare Tuna. Drain tuna and place in a medium-size bowl.
Step 2: Make The Dressing. Whisk dressing ingredients in a separate bowl. Toss with tuna.
Step 3: Stir in onion and capers and garnish with fresh dill, if using.
Make It A Wrap!
This tuna salad makes a delicious wrap sandwich! If you use a high protein and high fiber wrap, you give this recipe a nice nutrition boost. Here’s what you need to make our favorite mayo-free tuna salad sandwich.
- Whole grain artisan flatbread wrap
- Prepared hummus
- Marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- Roasted red peppers (from a jar, drained and sliced)
- Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
- Red onion, thinly sliced
- Bib lettuce
Spread the hummus on the wrap, top with tuna salad, then remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Storing & Freezing
Store tuna salad in a sealed container in the refrigerator and use it within 3 days. It’s not recommended to freeze tuna salad.
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Mediterranean Tuna Salad
Ingredients
- 10 oz canned white albacore tuna in water, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt 5% full-fat recommended
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano can use fresh
- 1/4 tsp dried basil can use fresh
- 1/2 tsp salt can do less, to taste
- freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 2 tsp capers drained
- 2 tbsp Vidalia onion very finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp fresh dill weed *optional finely chopped
Instructions
- Drain tuna and place in a medium size bowl.
- Whisk together: lemon zest, lemon juice, dijon, olive oil, yogurt, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Pour over tuna, stir, then add capers and onion and stir to combine. Garnish with fresh dill, if desired.
Notes
- Whole grain artisan flatbread wrap
- Prepared hummus
- Marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- Roasted red peppers (from a jar, drained and sliced)
- Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
- Red onion, thinly sliced
- Bib lettuce
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