Our Low Carb Tuna Salad with no mayo is a super easy recipe for your Tuna Salad Sandwich, Tuna Breakfast, or Tuna Mini Bites. This Fully Keto, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, and Diabetic Friendly Healthy Tuna Salad can even go with one of our Keto Pasta Recipes.
Easy Tuna Salad Recipe
This super easy Healthy Tuna Salad made in just 6 minutes is a perfect addition to our selection.
Enjoying it as Salad for your lunch, Spread for your Breakfast, or a part of a Party Appetizer, this recipe idea is going to stay with you for a very long time.
Keto Tuna Salad
Super delicious non cooked Keto Tuna Salad is an excellent mixture of healthy ingredients to give you that perfect flavor one wishes to experience. Dash of caviar upgrades this Keto salad into a whole different level.
This perfect Keto Tuna Salad was the best invention my daughter came up with. One day she came from school and said she wanted to make her Tuna Spread or Salad. And there she went developing the recipe we are now so grateful for.
It has been used for years since, and I am sure that by sharing it further, some of you might add this to your canning Tuna Recipes collection.
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Our Keto Tuna Recipe is not only a pure salad. It has got so many great variations you can use it for.
One of them is a perfect Tuna Salad sandwich, as you can see in the image. Super easy and healthy, plus everyone loves it.
You can even use Bell Peppers or Salad Leaves instead of bread to get a perfect Tuna Salad Sandwich.
Tuna Party Appetizer
Are you planning a party at your house? Or you are invited and need to come up with something delicious but also a tiny bit VIP level upgrade? Our Keto Tuna Recipe with caviar came to the rescue.
Mix it up and top up your baked zucchinis, slices of cucumber, baby salad leaves. You can even have devilled eggs filled with these beauties.
Calories in Tuna Salad
It depends if you will eat only the tuna salad, add it to your sandwich, or use it as a mini appetizer.
I have split this recipe into two portions to give you a quick ball view.
One portion, perfect for at least two sandwiches or about ten mini bites, has got a perfect 69 grams of calories.
How many carbs are in Tuna Salad?
This is excellent news for us following a low-carb or keto lifestyle. Our Healthy Tuna Salad has a perfect 1 gram of carbohydrates per portion.
With its 9 grams of Protein to add to this, we are on the right way for an enjoyable breakfast time.
What Tuna is Best to Use for Salad?
To make a salad with Tuna, it is best and easiest to use canned tuna. I usually buy either tuna in olive oil or water.
Is Canned Tuna Keto Approved?
Tuna is naturally low carb and high in Protein, the best fit for the keto lifestyle. As long as you are buying pure tuna in a can, without any additional ingredients except water or oil, it is perfect to use.
What is Keto Tuna Salad?
Keto Tuna Salad is a perfect mixture of ingredients allowed in the keto lifestyle.
Adding each into the mixture is excellent to get the best of all the nutritions.
Tuna on its own is a perfect source of Protein.
To add to it, we need some fat, cheese in our case, vegetables – cucumber and onion. Caviar with lemon gives us that VIP effect.
Variations of Tuna Salad
Few tips on addition into this Tuna Salad to give it a different variation:
Fresh Vegetables of your choice
Cooked eggs cut into small pieces works great
Mayonnaise or Sour Cream could be an excellent choice
Let us dive into the super-easy way to make this delicious Keto Tuna Recipe.
How do you make Keto Tuna Salad?
Kitchen Gadgets needed:
Mixing Bowl
Ingredients needed:
Canned Tuna
Cucumber
Onion
Cheese
Oil
Lemon
Caviar
Salt & Pepper
*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKING THE BEST CANNED TUNA SALAD
First Step: Prepare Ingredients
Prepare all of the ingredients. I have used string cheese, but you can use any hard cheese you shred yourself. Regarding canned tuna, squeeze all of the water or oil from the can. Cut cucumber onion into small pieces.
Second Step: Add Ingredients into the bowl
Using a big mixing bowl, add tuna in. Separate into small pieces and add onion, cucumber, and cheese.
Third Step: Lemon, Caviar, and Oil
Finish up with squeezed lemon and caviar.
Add caviar as last to avoid smashing.
If you have used tuna in water, add olive oil as well.
Fourth Step: Mix
Gently mix all together and enjoy.
Tips and Tricks:
Olive oil – use olive oil only if you have canned tuna in water
Cheese – you can use any hard cheese and shred it.
Canned Tuna – use either tuna in oil or water.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How do you store Tuna Salad?
Simply place it into the mason jar or any glass container with the lid. It will stay in your refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Can you freeze Tuna Salad?
You can undoubtedly freeze Tuna Salad, although I would not suggest it as it does change the structure after defrosting.
It is still ok, but freshly made tuna salad tastes much better. Make only the amount you know you will consume within 2-3 days.
Our Low Carb Tuna Salad with no mayo is a super easy recipe for your Tuna Salad Sandwich, Tuna Breakfast, or Tuna Mini Bites. This Fully Keto, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, and Diabetic Friendly Healthy Tuna Salad can even go with one of our Keto Pasta Recipes.
Please note that nutrient values are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.
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OOh, this is different! I have never tried caviar but some mix-ins that I like with tuna are egg noodles and veggie all. My mom would make it for us all the time.
I make my tuna with mayonnaise, lots of onion, and a bit of sweet relish. Yummy! I’ve never tried caviar. I’m pulling a lot of your bread recipes! I must try them! Thanks for your efforts!
Many thanks for this lovely tuna mix ala Sophie. It is delicious! Perfect for warm spring/summer weather. I love it!!
Cheers,
Doris
Dear Doris,
I am happy you have enjoyed it.
Zuzana
OOh, this is different! I have never tried caviar but some mix-ins that I like with tuna are egg noodles and veggie all. My mom would make it for us all the time.
Dear Taylor,
You should try it once, You have no idea what you are missing. At least we do love caviar.
Zuzana
I make my tuna with mayonnaise, lots of onion, and a bit of sweet relish. Yummy! I’ve never tried caviar. I’m pulling a lot of your bread recipes! I must try them! Thanks for your efforts!
Great ideas as well. All of the bread recipes are super good. You will love them all.
Oh what an interesting way to mix tuna! As funny as it may sound, I didn’t realize caviar was an ingredient! I thought it was like “Cowboy Caviar!”
Dear Marcie,
You should try it, really
Zuzana
I love that she is experimenting with food. It looks so good.
Dear Misty,
Thanks, I am happy too and it does tastes awesome.
Zuzana
Sounds like such an interesting recipe! I love that your daughter is excited about being more involved in the kitchen. That’s fun!
Dear Corey,
Yes, she really is and this recipe is a real win. We all love it.
Have a nice day
Zuzana
Your daughter is adorable. How great that she loves to experiment!
Dear Jacky,
Thanks a lot. And yes, she was fully in when we started. Not anymore these days. But maybe she will come back.
Have a great day
Zuzana