Tuna salad is a
salad dish consisting of
tuna and
mayonnaise
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. The tuna used is usually pre-cooked, canned, and packaged in water or oil.
,
celery
Celery (''Apium graveolens'' Dulce Group or ''Apium graveolens'' var. ''dulce'') is a cultivated plant belonging to the species ''Apium graveolens'' in the family Apiaceae that has been used as a vegetable since ancient times.
The original wild ...
,
relish
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, and
onion
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are popular ingredients to add.
Tuna salad is used to make
tuna fish sandwiches; it can also be served on top of
crackers,
lettuce,
tomato
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, or
avocado (or else served by itself).
History
Tuna salad has been eaten for over 100 years. The first written reference to tuna salad, in Russia, appeared in 1876, and by 1893, dozens of recipes had been published.
Tuna salad, especially with celery, is similar to
chicken salad while also being more convenient (due to the use of canned tuna), a fact that helped its early rise in popularity.
Due to the high nutritional content of tuna salad, it assumed the reputation of a diet food in the 1960s.
Dishes
In the
United States
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, tuna salad is often considered its own dish. However, it may be added to noodles with its standard ingredients (onions, mayonnaise, and celery) to make a
tuna pasta salad. Tuna salad is also commonly seen in American
salad bars.
In
Belgium
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, the dish ''pêches au thon''/''perziken met tonijn'' ('peaches with tuna') is made from halved canned or fresh
peach
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es stuffed with tuna salad.
It is widespread throughout the country, and, due to its ease of preparation, it is common fare at
potlucks.
See also
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Egg salad
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Niçoise salad
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List of salads
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List of tuna dishes
References
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Fish salads
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Creamy dishes