Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

5 Minutes To Healthy

Recipe by
Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 2m
Cook Time: 3m
Total Time: 5m
Servings: 2
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (12 Reviews)
Cooking Mode
Prevents your screen from turning off while cooking

Ingredients

Adjust servings:

Nutritional Information

209
Calories
12g
Fat
12mg
Cholesterol
260mg
Sodium
1g
Carbohydrates
20g
Protein
Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

Recipe Description

This no-fat Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad is great for a quick, low fat lunch to prepare for yourself, even on those busy days. It’s always best to not skip a meal and that is why this recipe just works to fit into your busy schedules.

Just toss some tuna meat with fresh basil, minced celery and finely chopped onion and dressed in lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Enjoy it in a sandwich or with other salad ingredients.

To make Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Break tuna

    1 min
    Step 1 - Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

    In a large mixing bowl, use a fork to break apart 5 ounces of tuna meat into very small pieces.

  2. 2

    Add salad ingredients

    1 min
    Step 2 - Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

    Add 1 tablespoon of chopped basil, ½ stalk of minced celery, 1 finely chopped scallions and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and use a fork to toss all ingredients to combine well.

  3. 3

    Add olive oil

    1 min
    Step 3 - Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

    Add about 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil or more, to moisten the salad to your preference.

  4. 4

    Season

    1 min
    Step 4 - Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

    Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  5. 5

    Serve

    Step 5 - Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad

    Serve and enjoy!

About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

Recipe Reviews

Have you made this recipe? Share your experience and help other cooks!

★★★★★
★★★★★
4.9 out of 5 (12 reviews)
Viola
November 24, 2024
Verified

Superb tuna salad!

Hannah
July 28, 2024
Verified

This tuna salad is amazin. Whipped it up on a crazy busy day and my kids devoured it. Love how simple it is and super healthy too.

Olivia Johnson
March 22, 2024
Verified

This Healthy Mediterranean Tuna Salad became my go-to lunch on busy days. It’s super easy, and I love how fresh it tastes. Perfect for meal prep when I’m rushing between classes.

Vince
June 5, 2022
Verified

So easy, so tasty!

Mabel Brekken
April 26, 2020
Verified

This website is great now that I'm on my diet there is a variety of food healthy and unhealthy that taste just as good as this salad and will help me stay fit!

Coraline Allrich
April 21, 2020
Verified

Yummy, normally I hate tuna salad period but since my sister is such a big fan I wanted to see what the fuss was about, this mediterranean recipe won me over for sure and now I understand her haha.

Ivanna Liesman
April 12, 2020
Verified

Great recipe thanks so much for sharing will be making it again soon.

Greta Lannie
March 16, 2020
Verified

Fantastic tuna salad, I love me some healthy food in the morning or the afternoon :)

Taste of the dish
Accuracy of stated difficulty
Instruction accuracy
Would you recommend this recipe to others?
0/1000
Add photos
Upload photos of your result. This will help others see how the dish should look.

Author Information

Email will not be displayed publicly