Healthy Tuna Salad

Directions

  1. 1Open one can of tuna and drain the water.
  2. 2Put the drained tuna into a bowl.
  3. 3Finely dice the carrot.
  4. 4Finely dice the celery.
  5. 5Finely dice one green onion.
  6. 6Finely dice one dill pickle.
  7. 7Add the diced carrot, celery, green onion, and pickle to the bowl with the tuna.
  8. 8In a separate container, add 1/3 cup of blended cottage cheese, 1 tbsp of Greek yogurt, 1 tsp of Dijon mustard, 1/2 tsp of garlic (or garlic powder), and salt and pepper to taste.
  9. 9Blend the sauce ingredients together.
  10. 10Pour the blended sauce into the tuna mixture.
  11. 11Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.

Ingredients

  • 1 can tuna
  • celery
  • green onion
  • carrot
  • 1 dill pickle
  • 0.33 cup cottage cheese
  • 1 tbsp greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 0.5 tsp garlic
  • salt
  • pepper

Equipment

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Tips

  • Cottage cheese is a hack to make the tuna salad high in protein and super creamy.
  • Use dill pickles, not sweet pickles.