Best Spicy Mexican Tuna Salad Recipes

Tuna Salad Recipe image

Provided by Andrés Carnalla

Categories Lunch

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cans water-packed tuna
1/2 medium white onion
8 sprigs cilantro
3 small carrots
3 stalks celery
1/2 head butter lettuce (or lettuce of your choice)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
4 limes
1 package saltine crackers (or your preferred crackers)
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Drain the tuna very well.
Peel and finely chop the carrot.
Finely chop the onion and celery.
Remove the stems from the cilantro and finely chop the leaves.
Place the tuna and the chopped ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add the mayonnaise and stir well.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Wash and separate the lettuce leaves. Pat dry with a towel.
On each cracker, place a lettuce leaf and then top with a spoonful of tuna salad. Serve with a sliced lime on the side.
You can also use it as a filling for tuna salad sandwiches.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 /2 cup, Calories 310 kcal, Carbohydrate 20 g, Protein 9 g, Fat 22 g, Sodium 697 mg, Sugar 4 g

Spicy Sesame Tuna Salad image

Provided by Damaris Phillips

Categories main-dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon chili-garlic paste
1 tablespoon toasted black sesame seeds
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Four 5-ounce cans tuna in water (no salt added), drained
1/2 bunch green onion, greens sliced
Kosher salt

Steps:

Combine the mayonnaise, sesame oil, lime juice, chili garlic paste, black sesame seeds and red pepper flakes in a large bowl. Fold in the tuna and green onions and season with salt. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.