Healthy Tuna Celery Salad

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1First, start by opening one can of tuna.
  2. 2Drain the tuna and put it in a bowl.
  3. 3Dice up the celery real small.
  4. 4Next, cut up some cucumber. You can use regular or Persian cucumbers.
  5. 5Put the diced celery and cucumber into the bowl with the tuna.
  6. 6Peel and dice an apple for sweetness. Fuji apples are recommended, but any apple works.
  7. 7Add the diced apple to the tuna mixture.
  8. 8For the sauce, put half a cup of cottage cheese into a measuring cup.
  9. 9Add two tablespoons of Greek yogurt to the cottage cheese.
  10. 10Add half a teaspoon of garlic.
  11. 11Add some Dijon mustard.
  12. 12Add a little bit of fresh dill (optional).
  13. 13Top it off with some salt and pepper.
  14. 14Blend the sauce ingredients together until smooth.
  15. 15Pour the blended sauce into the tuna and vegetable mixture.
  16. 16Mix everything together well.

Ingredients

  • 1 can Tuna
  • 1 cup Celery
  • 0.5 cup Cucumber
  • 1 Apple
  • 0.5 cup Cottage cheese
  • 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
  • 0.5 teaspoon Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • Fresh dill
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Equipment

Can openerBowlCutting boardKnifeMeasuring cupSpoonImmersion blenderPepper millSalt shaker

Tips

  • Dicing the celery real small is key.
  • Cottage cheese is a hack to up the protein to 50 grams for this dish.
  • You can use whatever apples you have on hand for sweetness.
  • Fresh dill is optional but recommended.