Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 200 g (7 oz) Tuna – canned; drained weight
- 100 g (0.5 cups) Fat free cottage cheese
- 115 g (0.5 cups) 0% Fat Free Greek yogurt
- 0.5 Lemon – juice only
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Vegetables & Herbs
- 1 rib Celery – finely diced
- 50 g (0.33 cups) Red onion – finely diced
- 5 g (1.5 tablespoon) Fresh chives – finely chopped
- 35 g (0.25 cups) Gherkins – diced
Seasoning
- 1 pinch Sea salt
- 1 pinch Ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing: Add 100 g fat free cottage cheese, 115 g 0% fat free Greek yogurt, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, and juice of 0.5 lemon into a blender. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy, forming the base dressing for your tuna salad.
- Combine ingredients: Transfer the blended dressing into a mixing bowl. Add 200 g drained canned tuna, 1 finely diced rib of celery, 50 g finely diced red onion, 5 g finely chopped fresh chives, 35 g diced gherkins, and season with a pinch of sea salt and ground black pepper.
- Mix and serve: Stir all ingredients thoroughly until evenly combined. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve immediately as a nutritious and high-protein salad.
Notes
- You can blend the cottage cheese and yogurt directly in their container using an immersion blender for easier cleanup.
- Leaving cottage cheese in curds adds texture; blending creates a smooth dressing.
- For a drier salad, reduce the amount of cottage cheese and yogurt by one-third.
- Add a few splashes of buffalo hot sauce for an extra burst of flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
