High Protein Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad
Flavorful high protein tuna salad made with cottage cheese instead of mayo, dijon mustard, garlic, and fresh herbs.
Equipment
- Blender
- medium bowl
Ingredients
- 3 cans white albacore tuna, drained 5 oz. cans
- ⅓-1/2 cup cottage cheese start with ⅓ cup if you prefer a drier tuna salad
- 1 stalk celery, minced
- 3 tablespoon red onion, minced
- 2-3 tablespoon dill pickles or sweet pickles, minced
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice more to taste
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced or microplaned
- 2 tablespoon fresh chives, parsley or dill
- ¼ teaspoon salt more to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper more to taste
- hot sauce optional, to taste
Instructions
- Using a blender or immersion blender in a small container, blend cottage cheese until smooth and creamy. You can also leave the cottage cheese with curds if you want to.
- In a medium bowl, combine tuna, cottage cheese, celery, red onion, pickles, dijon mustard, lemon juice, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper. Add hot sauce to taste if desired.
- Serve as a sandwich, with crackers, in a lettuce wrap, or however you typically enjoy your tuna salad!
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 29gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 684mgPotassium: 334mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 110IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg
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