Nix the boring tuna salad lunch! Quick Pantry Mediterranean Tuna Salad is quick, easy, light, heart-healthy, low-carb and sugar-free! It can be pulled together from items you probably already have in your pantry!
I know… I know…. You’re probably thinking tuna salad? From a chef’s kitchen?
Yes. Sometimes people who cook for a living are so busy cooking for other people that we don’t always eat that well ourselves.
This isn’t just any tuna salad, but a Mediterranean-inspired tuna salad with lots of bold, vibrant and assertive flavors.
I’m actually not a big tuna person. Fish from a can is often just NO for me. However, whenever I’m able to come up with a new and creative lunch to take along when I’m cooking for a client that doesn’t require heating in their microwave or oven, I’m thrilled!
I’ve consumed a lot of cold food, green salads and sandwiches over the years cooking for my clients. I simply don’t have time to sit down and enjoy lunch when I’m cooking for a client because I’m usually juggling five items at once. A quick bite here and there in between prepping and stirring is pretty much it!
Tuna–even canned–is a healthful addition to your diet and the price is hard to beat. Tuna is loaded with good healthful Omega fatty acids that your heart LOVES!
I used tuna packed in oil here, but feel free to use tuna packed in water. If using tuna packed in water, you may wish to add a drizzle of good olive oil otherwise, it can be dry.
Some things we always have in our pantry at home are pepperoncini, marinated artichoke hearts, Kalamata olives, dried oregano and red wine vinegar.
Add a few fresh items like red onion, chopped parsley, lemon juice, serve it over fresh lettuce leaves… And baby! A delicious, mayonnaise-free, heart-healthy and very portable lunch!
Quick Pantry Mediterranean Tuna Salad! Just… YES!
Serves 2
Quick Pantry Mediterranean Tuna Salad is light, heart-healthy and can be pulled together from items you probably already have in your pantry!
20 minPrep Time
20 minTotal Time
Save RecipeINGREDIENTS
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
6 large pepperoncini from a jar (about 1/2 cup), sliced
1/2 cup sliced and pitted Kalamata olives
1/2 cup marinated artichoke hearts from a jar, coarsely chopped
1 large can (12 ounces) tuna in vegetable oil, drained and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 large lemon, juiced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Lettuce leaves
Lemon wedges
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine red onion, pepperoncini, olives and marinated artichoke hearts in a bowl.
Add the tuna and gently toss.
Add red wine vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, black pepper and parsley and gently toss.
Serve over lettuce leaves with lemon wedges.
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