(Not Tricked Up) Tuna Salad

(Not Tricked Up) Tuna Salad

I don't know about you, but I have a habit of trying to trick up my tuna salad with all kinds of things - pecans, pine nuts, dried cranberries, pickles, celery, etc.  I just don't know when to quit.

Well this time I did it. I refrained. I only added 3 ingredients (aside from salt and pepper) to my tuna and it was quite possibly better than I've ever made before.

Maybe it's the tuna (I used the fresh caught tuna my sister-in-law Deb purchased from a Garibaldi fisherman at the dock, then canned herself the same day) or maybe it's the simple goodness that comes from creating just the right flavor profile that enhances the tuna, but doesn't steal the show. Either way I can take credit for neither. My other sister-in-law Sunny made it this way last week and since then, I'm a convert.

Deb canned the tuna adding
absolutely nothing except the fresh tuna
no water..no salt..nothing

to the tuna I added red onion, red apple and mayonnaise
(plus salt and pepper)

Serves 2 (about 1/2 cup each)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup tuna, drained (just use your favorite kind)

1/2 of a very small red onion or 1/4 of a regular size, diced

1/4 of a red apple, diced

2 Tablespoons good mayonnaise (I used Best)

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

lots of fresh cracked pepper

In medium bowl mix all ingredients together. Serve with crackers or make a sandwich using your favorite bread.