A delicious and quick tuna salad recipe that's different than what you've come to know. Fast and easy to prepare, this tuna salad mixes just a few ingredients that are rich and flavorful including roasted red peppers, capers and a thick and creamy yogurt dressing. It's a quick seafood salad that's a bit unexpected but sure to be a real crowd pleaser. 2-3 servings
__________________________________________________________ ** Other quick dressing options that are also easy and delicious are our
mayonnaise walnut dressing
or
creamy ranch dressing. The Greek yogurt has a thicker and creamier consistency than regular yogurt. Combined with the smokiness of the peppers and the salty capers, this tuna salad takes on a much richer taste and texture than the normal tuna salad we all know. Quick Meals - Menu Planner: Quick and Light Meal Ideas: ** Serve tuna salad on a bed of your favorite salad greens along with a bowl of tomato soup or gazpacho. ** Scoop this quick tuna salad into hollowed out red or green peppers and add your favorite crackers or flavored breadsticks. ** This easy seafood salad also doubles as a tuna salad sandwich recipe and can be served on whole grain bread or inside a pita pocket topped with avocado slices and sprouts. __________________________________________________________ You can also change up this great tuna salad with the ingredient exchanges listed below. Ingredient Exchanges: Instead of Yogurt: *Sour cream - 3/4 cup or *Olive Oil Vinaigrette - 3/4 cup or *Blue Cheese Dressing - 3/4 cup Instead of Roasted Peppers: *Black Olives - 1 cup diced or *Red Onions - 1 cup medium dice or *Jalapeno Peppers and Green Peppers - 1/2 cup of each diced Instead of Capers: *Fresh Basil - 1/4 cup diced - (cut basil when making salad, not before, to avoid blackened leaves)or *Fresh Dill - 1/4 cup chopped finely or *Walnuts - 1/4 chopped into small pieces __________________________________________________________ Articles:
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