Tuna salad

Tuna salad is a salad dish consisting of tuna and mayonnaise. The tuna used is usually pre-cooked, canned, and packaged in water or oil.^[1] Pickles, celery, relish, and onion are popular ingredients to add.^[1] Tuna salad is used to make tuna fish sandwiches; it can also be served on top of crackers, lettuce, tomato, or avocado (or else served by itself).^[2]

Tuna salad

Tuna salad sandwiches being assembled
Type	Salad
Main ingredients	Tuna, mayonnaise
Cookbook: Tuna Salad   Media: Tuna salad

History

Tuna salad has been eaten for over 100 years. The first written reference to tuna salad, in Russia, appeared in 1876, and by 1893, dozens of recipes had been published.^[2] Tuna salad, especially with celery, is similar to chicken salad while also being more convenient (due to the use of canned tuna), a fact that helped its early rise in popularity.

Due to the high nutritional content of tuna salad, it assumed the reputation of a diet food in the 1960s.^[2]

Dishes

Pêches au thon (peaches with tuna)

In the United States, tuna salad is often considered its own dish. However, it may be added to noodles with its standard ingredients (onions, mayonnaise, and celery) to make a tuna pasta salad. Tuna salad is also commonly seen in American salad bars.^{[citation needed]}

In Belgium, the dish pêches au thon/perziken met tonijn ('peaches with tuna') is made from halved canned or fresh peaches stuffed with tuna salad.^[3] It is widespread throughout the country, and, due to its ease of preparation, it is common fare at potlucks.

See also

• Food portal

• Egg salad
• Niçoise salad
• List of salads
• List of tuna dishes