Fresh tomatoes and cucumbers are available all year round, and you can cook a variety of salads from them. Tuna is ideally suited as a protein ingredient in such dishes, as this fish is considered healthy and dietary. In addition, this product goes well with fresh vegetables. This article presents some interesting salad recipes with tuna, tomato and cucumber.
A simple option with cherry tomatoes
This is a light and simple vitamin salad with few ingredients. You only need the following:
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (or more, as you like);
- 2 medium-fruited cucumbers (or one large);
- 150 grams of tuna in olive oil;
- 1 small lemon;
- two peas of black pepper, chopped;
- your favorite salad greens.
Cooking a healthy and simple appetizer
Remove the stems from the tomatoes. Cut the tomatoes in half and place in a bowl. Wash, dry and peel the cucumbers (if you want, you can leave the skins by removing only the tails), remove the seeds from them. Slice and add to the tomatoes.
Put the tuna and oil from it in a small bowl, squeeze a little lemon juice on everything, sprinkle with freshly ground pepper and gently mix. It is important that the fish remains in pieces, you do not need to mash it in mashed potatoes. Try and adjust the taste of tuna. Add more lemon juice or some olive oil if you think one of the flavors is not enough. Stir with vegetables.
Place arugula or other greens in wide flat plates, lay on top a freshly prepared tuna salad with tomato and cucumber and serve.
Another vegetable option
Many people like to use fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and onions to make snacks. The following recipe with a photo of a salad with tuna suggests adding all these vegetables. This is a great choice for a light dinner or picnic. Delicate taste and aroma is achieved here through the use of fresh parsley.
Tomatoes for this dish need ripe, but excess fluid should be avoided. When slicing tomatoes for salad, it is recommended to get juicy seeds from the inside. After you cut the tomatoes, you should leave them on the cutting board for a few minutes to make sure that all excess moisture will go away and not be in the salad.
You can serve this dish immediately or chill it to eat the next day. So you will need:
- 5 large tomatoes, chopped in cubes;
- 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced;
- half red onion, chopped;
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley;
- 100 grams of tuna in its own juice;
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil;
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice;
- sea salt + pepper to your taste.
How to make a light vegetable salad?
Add chopped tomatoes, cucumber, onions, parsley and tuna to a bowl. Shuffle. Pour olive oil and lemon juice on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Stir again. Serve tuna salad with tomato and cucumber immediately or refrigerate for subsequent serving.
Mediterranean Tuna Salad
Mediterranean cuisine is strongly associated with healthy and light foods. The recipe below is no exception. To prepare this tender salad with tuna, olives, tomatoes and cucumbers, you will need the following:
- 1 bunch of young lettuce, tear the leaves;
- 200 grams of red cherry tomatoes, cut in half;
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced;
- 1 long cucumber, diced;
- 1 green bell pepper, diced;
- 2/3 cup feta cheese;
- 2/3 cup pickled olives;
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano;
- 2 cans (185 grams each) canned tuna in oil;
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar;
- crisp bread to serve.
How to cook a salad in a Mediterranean style?
This salad of tuna, fresh cucumber and other ingredients is prepared like this. Place lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, peppers, feta, olives and oregano in a large serving bowl.
Add tuna (not merged and not crushed). Drizzle lightly with vinegar and pepper. Mix gently to combine all the ingredients. Serve right away.
Green Tuna Salad
This delicious, nutritious and light salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and tuna is an easy way to monitor your weight without feeling hunger.
Tuna is an excellent source of protein and may also contain omega-3 fatty acids if canned food is prepared properly, so check the label on the jar before choosing it for a salad. You can make a green salad according to this recipe quite easily and quickly before eating. Therefore, it is a great choice for lunch or a light dinner. For it you will need the following:
- 185 grams of tuna in oil or in your own juice (whichever you prefer more);
- 1 cucumber;
- 3-4 large leaves of lettuce;
- 7-9 cherry tomatoes or 2 ordinary medium-sized tomatoes;
- 250 grams of corn grains (fresh or canned);
- 180 grams of black pickled olives;
- olive oil to your taste;
- salt.
How to make this green salad?
Wash the lettuce and wipe it with a paper towel to remove water. Drain the tuna and chop it in a jar with a fork into small pieces, put in a salad bowl.
Wash the tomatoes. If you use cherry tomatoes, cut them into quarters. If you chose standard vegetables, cut them into small cubes. Add the tomatoes to the tuna in a bowl, salt and mix everything.
Cut the green salad into strips. If there are hard parts in the leaves (for example, near the root), cut them and do not add tuna, corn, cucumber and tomato to your salad. Once you chop the greens, add it to the rest of the ingredients along with corn and cucumber.
Drain the black olives and cut them into circles. Add them to the salad bowl, pour everything with olive oil and mix thoroughly. Your green tuna salad is ready to serve! Like all similar dishes, it should be served freshly prepared until it has lost its taste and aroma.
Tuna and Pasta Salad
This combination of components sounds rather strange, but the result is impressive. This tuna salad recipe uses fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and onions to complement pasta, sweet peas, cheddar cheese and mayonnaise. You will get a tasty dish that you can use both independently and as a filling for sandwiches. In total you will need:
- 1 can of tuna, canned in its own juice;
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese;
- 100 grams of pasta (small size);
- 1 chopped onion;
- 1 medium cucumber, diced;
- 0.5 kg of cherry tomatoes, cut in half;
- 1 can of green peas;
- half a glass of mayonnaise;
- half a tablespoon of lemon juice;
- pepper and salt to your taste.
Cooking Pasta Salad
Boil the pasta to the al dente stage. When this is done, douse them with cold running water and pat dry.
Put prepared pasta, peas, tuna, cucumbers and tomatoes in a serving bowl. Add mayonnaise, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Mix everything until smooth, cover and then refrigerate for an hour or more.
Serve with slices of bread or as a separate dish. This salad with tuna, tomato and cucumber is also ideal for takeaway lunches, as it does not need to be warmed up.
Another takeaway salad
Why is preparing a salad in a jar so convenient? Placing the dressing on the bottom and the main ingredients on top means that the greens contained in the dish will not become wet. You can take such a blank with you to work or give your child to school. For one of the options for such dishes, you need the following:
- 2 teaspoons of light red wine vinegar;
- 2 tablespoons olive oil;
- half a glass of chopped cucumber;
- half a glass of chopped tomatoes;
- 2 tablespoons chopped red onion;
- 120 grams of tuna in its own juice, drained;
- 2 tablespoons chopped feta cheese;
- 1 tablespoon chopped olives or olives;
- 2 1/2 cups chopped romaine lettuce.
How to make such a blank?
In a large jar, combine dressing (after mixing wine vinegar with oil), cucumbers, tomatoes and onions. Spread fish, feta cheese, olives and lettuce on top. Close the lid and refrigerate. If you want to make the dish more nutritious, you can cook this salad of tuna, cucumber, tomato and egg.
When you are ready to eat the workpiece, simply shake the jar and turn its contents into a medium-sized plate or bowl (or eat straight from the jar).
Sandwich Filling Salad
To spread salads on bread has become popular recently. But many quickly appreciated such a wonderful opportunity for a quick snack. Since such a use of salads came to us from American cuisine, the most common filler for sandwiches is potato and chicken salads. What about fish? Tuna in its own juice is ideal for such recipes. For one of these variations you will need:
- 120-180 grams of canned tuna in its own juice, drained and thoroughly dried;
- 3 leeks, finely chopped (white and green parts);
- 1/4 cup chopped cucumbers;
- 1 large stalk of celery, chopped;
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise;
- sea salt and pepper - to taste;
- 4 buns or savory croissants.
Optional:
- Tomatoes
- leaf salad;
- salted cucumbers;
- Bell pepper.
How to make such a salad with tuna?
In a large bowl, mix the fish with onions, cucumber, celery, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. If desired, add any other additional filling. Apply to cut along the buns or croissants. Eat these sandwiches chilled.
If you want to use pickles in this recipe, choose a spicy variety, preferably with the addition of dill. Sweet pickled vegetables can give the whole appetizer an unpleasant aftertaste. If you like strong spiciness, you can add finely chopped jalapenos or pepper flakes to the salad.
In addition, mayonnaise in this recipe is undesirable to replace with other sauces, especially low-fat.