High-Protein Tuna Celery Salad

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Open one can of tuna.
  2. 2Drain the tuna.
  3. 3Put the drained tuna into a bowl.
  4. 4Dice up the celery into small pieces.
  5. 5Add the diced celery to the bowl with tuna.
  6. 6Chop the cucumbers into small pieces.
  7. 7Peel an apple.
  8. 8Chop the apple into small pieces.
  9. 9Add the chopped cucumbers and apple to the bowl with tuna and celery.
  10. 10Add half a cup of cottage cheese into a separate measuring cup.
  11. 11Add two tablespoons of Greek yogurt to the cottage cheese.
  12. 12Add half a teaspoon of garlic to the mixture.
  13. 13Add one teaspoon of Dijon mustard.
  14. 14Add a little bit of fresh dill (optional).
  15. 15Season with salt and pepper.
  16. 16Blend the sauce ingredients until smooth using an immersion blender.
  17. 17Pour the blended sauce into the tuna and vegetable mixture.
  18. 18Mix all ingredients together until well combined.

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 openerbowlknifecutting boardmeasuring cupspoonimmersion blenderpepper mill

Tips

  • The key with celery is to dice it up real small.
  • Cottage cheese is a hack to increase protein content.
  • You can use regular cucumbers or Persian cucumbers.
  • You can use any apple variety, but Ambrosia apples are a good choice.
  • Fresh dill is optional but recommended.