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Low Carb Tuna Salad

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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.

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Low Carb Tuna Salad

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. 

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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. 

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What Keto Bread can you use for Tuna Sandwich?

As you see in the image, I have used our Fiber Bread Rolls.

But you can experiment with Yogurt Chaffles, which are perfect for making sandwiches, Keto Fiber Bread, Protein Buns or Low Carb Buns

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.

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Low Carb Tuna Salad

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
  • Keto Pasta for a complete meal
  • Guacamole mixed in for a perfect dip
  • A few spoons of Basil pesto works great as well

Keto Tuna Recipe

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.

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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. 

Tuna Salad No Mayo ingredients needed
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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.

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Keto Tuna Salad

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.

Keto Tuna Recipe adding all ingredients into the bowl
Tuna Salad with No Mayo

Fourth Step: Mix

Gently mix all together and enjoy.

Easy Tuna Salad Recipe mixing all together
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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. 

Having a fresh tuna and want to try something special? Tuna steak with lemon dijon sauce is worth looking at.

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Low Carb Tuna Salad

Healthy Tuna Salad scoop bite

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.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Tuna Can
  • 1 Fresh Cucumber Small
  • Half Onion
  • 1 String Cheese
  • 2 Teaspoons of Caviar
  • 1/2 Lemon
  • Oil
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions

  1. Prepare all of the ingredients.
  2. Using a big mixing bowl, add tuna in. Separate into small pieces and add onion,  cucumber, and cheese.  
  3. 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.
  4. Gently mix all together and enjoy.

Notes

  • 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. 

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Nutrition Information

Yield

2

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 69Total Fat 3gCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gProtein 9g

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By Zuzana Paar on March 17th, 2017
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17 Comments on “Low Carb Tuna Salad”

  1. Many thanks for this lovely tuna mix ala Sophie. It is delicious! Perfect for warm spring/summer weather. I love it!!
    Cheers,
    Doris

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  2. 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.

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