Easy New York Deli-Style Tuna Salad
"Classic New York deli-style tuna salad made with solid white albacore, real mayonnaise, crisp celery, and yellow onion. A simple, creamy lunch favorite packed with traditional flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 cans (5-ounce) cans solid white tuna, drained well
- ½ cup mayonnaise, or to desired creaminess
- ⅓ cup diced celery, or to taste
- ⅓ cup diced yellow onion, or to taste
- 1 tsp or to taste
- 1 tsp black pepper, or to taste
Note: This is a recipe you can adjust to taste. Read the “Making New York Deli-Style Tuna Salad” section if you’d like to adjust the amount you make.
Instructions
- Drain the tuna well and place it in a medium bowl.
- Using a fork, flake the tuna, breaking up any large pieces until it is shredded.
- Add the celery and onion. Mix gently until they’re evenly distributed.
- Season lightly with salt and black pepper.
- Add mayonnaise until the tuna reaches your desired creaminess. Mix well.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning or mayonnaise to your liking.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour to let the flavors meld and give the onion time to bloom.
- Taste once more and adjust the seasoning if needed.
- Serve the tuna on a sub roll, on sandwich bread, over lettuce, or with crackers. Topped with Lettuce and Tomato.
