Best Cucumber And Celery Salad With Tuna Recipes

TUNA-CUCUMBER-PASTA SALAD

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Here is a tuna-cucumber-pasta recipe that delivers amazing fresh flavors and has always been a favorite whenever it has been served. Guaranteed to be the WOW factor of your meal. This recipe and some of my other favorites are on: dougsdinners.blogspot.com

Provided by dhoag3423

Categories Low Cholesterol

Time 40m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package rotini pasta (rotini pasta preferred, tri-color fun for summer) or 1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni noodles (rotini pasta preferred, tri-color fun for summer)
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup Italian dressing (I think Good Seasons is superior to Wish Bone)
1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
2 tablespoons fresh dill weed, chopped fine or 1 tablespoon dried dill weed
2 cups cucumbers, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, then each half cut in two lengthwise again and then sliced thinly
1/2 cup green pepper, diced
1/4 cup scallion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 (7 ounce) cans albacore tuna in water, well drained by pressing lid hard on tuna while holding can upside down over sink (Costco Solid White Albacore tuna is wonderful! Bumblebee albacore in water second)

Steps:

Prepare macaroni or pasta as directed on package. Combine mayonnaise, Italian dressing, mustard, and dill. Add pasta to dressing and mix well. Place vegetables and tuna in salad bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add pasta and dressing mixture and toss all ingredients gently. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours before serving.
NOTES: Good Seasons Italian salad dressing makes an easy, wonderful marinade for chicken on the grill. Place chicken pieces in Ziploc bag with ½ cup salad dressing for at least one hour. Be careful, remembering that the dressing is made with salad oil and will flare up at first as the oil ignites. It can also be used dry as a rub.
Good Seasons salad dressing is becoming harder to find as Kraft Foods moves toward higher end premium dressings.

CUCUMBER TUNA BOATS

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For a refreshing summer meal, you can't beat this creamy tuna salad mounded into cucumber halves. Hard-cooked eggs make the salad extra hearty, and the crispness of the cucumber is delightful. It's an extra-special luncheon entree or light supper. -Mildred Stubbs, Hamlet, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 3 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 medium cucumbers
1 can (6 ounces) tuna, drained and flaked
2 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup Miracle Whip
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise; remove and discard seeds. Cut a thin slice from bottom of cucumber if necessary so they sit flat. In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Spoon into the cucumbers. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 381 calories, Fat 24g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 185mg cholesterol, Sodium 940mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 26g protein.