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Tuna Salad
Creamy and Delicious


This is a very famous and very popular salad, that is prepared all around the world. The curious thing about this dish is that each culture is in charge of preparing it with a touch of their customs and traditions.

The Mexicans prepare it with corn and many more vegetables that you will discover along the way. But that’s not all because a creamy consistency is also given to the salad as mayonnaise is added. Its flavor is sweet, fresh and light – perfect for a lunch.



The tuna salad can also be served as first course accompanied of crackers or over some crispy corn tostadas.


About the Recipe

  • The tuna salad is very easy to make, perfect for beginners. Only ingredients have to be chopped and mixed.
  • Buy canned tuna to make the salad. You will find it basically with water, vegetable oil and olive oil – use the one you like the most.
  • The golden corn, that is used in this salad, also has to be canned.
  • In this recipe peas are also used and they can be bought canned or frozen.
  • The salad will be ready in .
  • The recipe serves 4 portions.




Ingredients

  • 2 Tuna cans (8.8 oz)
  • 1 Celery rib (.7 oz)
  • 1 Tomato (7 oz)
  • 1 Lime (1 oz)
  • 1/4 cup of Peas (1.7 oz)
  • 1/4 cup of canned Golden Corn Kernels (1.7 oz)
  • 1/2 Onion (2.4 oz)
  • 1 Coriander sprig (.3 oz)
  • 4 tablespoons of Mayonnaise
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1/4 tablespoon of Salt


    • Cookware

  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 Chopping Board
  • 1 Mixing Spatula
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Lime Squeezer (optional)


    • Directions

    1. Dice 1 tomato, put them in a bowl and reserve.
    2. Cut 1 celery rib into small chunks, pass them to the bowl and reserve.
    3. Finely chop 1/2 onion and 1 coriander sprig; upon completion transfer them to the bowl.
    4. Also add in the bowl:
    • 2 Tuna cans without the liquid in which it is seasoned.
    • The juice of 1 Lime.
    • 1/4 cup of Peas.
    • 1/4 cup of canned Golden Corn Kernels.
    • 4 tablespoons of Mayonnaise.
    • Pepper to taste.
    • 1/4 tablespoon of Salt.


    Chipotle mayonnaise can also be used to give a deeper flavor to the salad.


    1. Mix very well the tuna salad with a mixing spatula.



    A Beautiful
    Tuna Salad

    Tuna Salad over a toast



    Tip: This salad can also be used to fill sandwiches.


    Recommendation: Serve this salad over many avocado halves, it will be a whole success.



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    ⍦ After the salad you can eat a Soup.
    ⍦ For main course Chicken or Beef.
    ⍦ To close a Mexican Dessert.






    Prepare the salad with organic corn so it has more color and more flavor.



    If you don’t find the celery you can buy it here it is fresh and of very good quality.



    Use in the salad a mayonnaise that doesn’t contain sugar and that is not greasy like the Duke’s.