Description
Healthy Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad is a quick lunch, easy dinner, and healthy snack all in one creamy, protein-packed bowl. Made with tuna, cottage cheese, crunchy celery, red onion, lemon, and dill, this easy recipe is full of fresh flavor and simple food ideas for busy days, meal prep, and better-for-you lunch or dinner ideas.
Ingredients
2 cans tuna, drained
1 cup cottage cheese
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 slices seeded bread or lettuce leaves, for serving
Instructions
1. Drain the tuna very well and place it in a medium mixing bowl.
2. Add the cottage cheese, chopped celery, red onion, fresh dill, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper.
3. Stir everything together until evenly mixed, keeping some texture in the tuna.
4. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
5. Serve right away on seeded toast, in lettuce leaves, or over greens.
6. Chill for 15 to 30 minutes first if you want the flavors to blend even more.
Notes
Do not skip draining the tuna well, or the salad can turn watery and lose its creamy texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 29g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: healthy cottage cheese tuna salad, tuna salad with cottage cheese, high protein lunch, easy lunch recipe, healthy snack, quick lunch, easy dinner, food ideas, meal prep lunch