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