Best Italian Tuna Salad Recipes

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the lemon juice, capers and Dijon mustard in a large bowl. While continuing to whisk, drizzle in the olive oil in a steady stream. Whisk in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add the beans to the dressing and mash gently with a spoon. Add the tuna, flaking it with a fork into bite-size pieces. Toss lightly to coat. Top the tuna mixture with the arugula, treviso, endive, shaved fennel, parsley leaves and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Using your hands, toss the salad together, bringing the dressing up from the bottom of the bowl until everything is coated evenly.

ITALIAN-STYLE TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper together for the dressing.
• Mix bread, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, tuna, olives, and capers together gently. Pour dressing on top and serve.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the mayo, capers, relish, mustard, peppers, olives, eggs and tuna. Mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Serve on the quartered white bread and the sesame crackers.

ITALIAN TUNA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the pasta, carrots, zucchini, tuna and salad dressing. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl if desired.

SEARED TUNA WITH ITALIAN WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Brush fish with A.1.
• Heat oil in large skillet on high heat. Add fish; cook 3 min. or until edges are white but centers are still pink, turning after 2 min. Serve with bean salad.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Add dressing and toss to coat. Fold in tuna. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

ITALIAN TUNA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine Miracle Whip dressing and packet of Italian dressing mix. If mixture is too thick, thin with some milk until desired consistency.
• Add minced onion, tuna, and peas. Mix well.
• Add cooked pasta.
• Toss to coat pasta and chill in the refrigerator.

TOSSED ITALIAN SALAD WITH TUNA

Steps:

• Toss all ingredients except dressing in large bowl.
• Add dressing just before serving; mix lightly.

ITALIAN BEAN AND TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix all ingredients except lettuce. Refrigerate 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• Just before serving, place lettuce in serving bowl; spoon salad on lettuce.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD TOSS

Steps:

• Cover serving platter with greens.
• Arrange artichokes, tuna, beans and tomatoes over greens.
• Drizzle with dressing just before serving.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES W/ BLACK OLIVE DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Blanch the snow peas for 1 minute in a small pot of boiling water. Drain and rinse under cold water. Pat dry. Slice snow peas lengthwise into 1/4" strips and toss with 1 tablespoon of the olive dressing.
• Separate tuna with a fork in a medium bowl. Add 6 tablespoons of the dressing and toss.
• Spread insides of the rolls or baguette pieces with the remaining dressing.
• On the bottom halves, arrange snow peas, then onion, then tomatoes, tuna. Top tuna with sliced eggs.
• Close sandwiches and serve.

CONDIGLIONE (ITALIAN TUNA SALAD)

Steps:

• Turn tuna out onto saucer without flaking.
• Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon each oil and lemon juice and season lightly with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper.
• Let stand at room temperature to marinate.
• Just before serving, combine tomato, bell peppers, cucumber, onion, garlic, and herbs in mixing bowl.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tablespoon each oil and lemon juice and season with remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
• Toss gently to combine.
• Add tuna and toss once.
• Make a bed of romaine leaves on serving platter and spoon salad on center.
• Arrange eggs around edge and sprinkle with olives and cheese.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• cover sun-dried tomatoes with hot water in a bowl. Set aside until soft, about 20 minutes, then drain, chop and put in a medium bowl. To mellow the minced onion, soak it in cold water for 10 minutes then drain, pat dry ansd add to tomatoes. Add the tuna breaking it into large chunks, along with the celery, olives and capers and toss to combine. Add the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, and basil and toss again. Season with salt and pepper. Serve cold with bread or greeens if desired.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• The way it is pictured served in the recipe is stuffed in a round loaf cut into 6 wedges.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cover the sun-dried tomatoes with hot water in a bowl. Set aside until soft, about 20 minutes, then drain, chop, and put in a medium bowl. To mellow the minced onion, soak it in cold water for 10 minutes, then drain it well, pat dry and add to the tomatoes.
• Add the tuna, breaking it into large chunks, along with the celery, olives, and capers, and toss to combine. Add the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, and basil and toss again. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve cold, with bread or greens, if desired.

ITALIAN TUNA FISH SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients by tossing gently. Chill 1/2 hour before serving.
• I prefer Genoa brand tuna in olive oil. Also i like to add freshly ground pepper, lots of it. Salt to taste. Oh I forgot to say I use two 5 ounce cans of tuna.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Drain your solid white Albacore Tuna in water or oil. Pour a small amount of Italian dressing over tuna to coat. Now flake up the tuna and set aside.
• 2. Prepare your greens by rinsing and draining then chopping up and placing in a bowl. Next, all your remaining ingredients except your toppings including tuna and set aside till ready to serve.
• 3. Add a little dressing right before serving or set dressing on table with the toppings.
• 4. Here is one of the dressings that I love called Northern Italian w/basil & romano and Mezzetta's deli-sliced golden greek pepperoncini's that I use.
• 5. 12/31/2014 ---- Served this tonight with our New Year's Eve dinner of Chicken Parmesan along with Eggnog Creme Brulee for dessert.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES IN BLACK OLIVE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the parsley, black olives, olive oil, anchovy fillets, garlic cloves, fresh lemon juice, thyme. Season with salt and pepper. In a small pot of boiling, salted water blanch the snow peas for 1 min or until they are bright green and just tender. Drain the snow peas and refresh them under cold water, then pat dry. Slice the snow peas lengthwise into 1/4 inch strips and toss them with 1 tbl of the olive dressing. In a medium bowl, lightly break up the drained tuna with a fork. Add 6 tbl of the olive dressing and toss gently. Spread the cut sides of the rolls or baguette pieces with the remaining olive dressing, In the bottom halves of the rolls or baguette, arrange the snow peas, followed by the red onion slices, the tomatoes, tuna and sliced eggs. Close the sandwiches and serve. Tuna sandwiches can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 hours.

ITALIAN STYLE TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the tuna and all of the ingredients in a bowl. Mix the dressing and add. Toss and chill. Serve on a bed of your favorite greens.

ITALIAN TUNA SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, flake the tuna. Add the artichoke hearts, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, onion, garlic, celery, peppers, parsley, basil, lemon zest and juice and combine. Dress the salad with extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Stuff the salad into the hollowed-out crusty bread and serve.