No-Mayonnaise Mediterranean Tuna Salad Recipe (8 Ingredients, 10 Minutes, High Protein) High Protein Recipes Mediterranean Diet Recipes Salads Sandwiches Lunch Seafood Budget Recipes Gluten-free

Tuna salad is a classic. Tuna salad recipes always get a lot of attention – from our avocado tuna salad to cranberry apple tuna salad to Mediterranean tuna salad. Tuna salad can be made in so many different ways and can be eaten for lunch or as a light dinner. You can make sandwiches or wraps with tuna salad, or serve it on a bed or lettuce with other healthy salad ingredients. (Read about the health benefits of tuna.)

This easy high-protein tuna salad recipe doesn't have mayonnaise in it and has an explosion of interesting, contrasting flavors. The no-mayonnaise tuna salad gets a little heat from ground cayenne, if you choose to use it, and some sweetness from brown sugar and grated carrot. You're going to love it.

For this Mediterranean-inspired tuna salad recipe you'll need canned tuna (water-packed or oil-packed tuna will work, so use what you like), carrots, green onions, olive oil, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ground cayenne (optional), garlic powder and smoked paprika. Mix the ingredients together, season with salt and black pepper, and it's ready to roll.

Serve this sweet heat tuna salad as a sandwich or over lettuce for lunch or dinner. You could even stuff into a wrap! This is a delicious way to enjoy the health benefits of protein.

Cuisine: American / Mediterranean 
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 10 ounces (2 cans) tuna, drained
• 1 carrot, grated
• 2 - 3 green onions, chopped or 3 tablespoons chopped red onion 
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

Here's how to make it: 

1. Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. (You can use tuna in water or tuna in oil for this recipe. The nutritional information was calculated with tuna in water.)
2. Mix well. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Store any leftover tuna salad in an airtight container in the fridge.

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