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!
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
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon Greek yogurt 5% full-fat recommended
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano can use fresh
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil can use fresh
- ½ teaspoon salt can do less, to taste
- freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoon capers drained
- 2 tablespoon Vidalia onion very finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon 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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