Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad
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Prep Time
15 Minutes -
Cook Time
15 Minutes -
Servings
9
Ingredients
- 2 (5 ounce) cans albacore wild tuna packed in water, drained
- 1 cup Hiland low-fat cottage cheese
- 2/3 cup corn, drained or if using frozen, thawed
- 2/3 cup finely diced red bell pepper
- 1 cup quartered cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1/2 large avocado, pitted and diced
- 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
- 2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard or Dijon mustard (regular mustard works fine too)
- 1 teaspoon Creole or Cajun seasoning
- Salt & pepper as needed to taste (Be sure to taste before adding. Cottage cheese and tuna are both pretty salty and I didn’t need any additional salt.)
Directions
- Once you’ve opened the can of tuna, drain as much of the water as possible. I like to do this by removing the lid and holding it over the sink to drain.
- Next, add the tuna to a bowl.
- Stir in the rest of your ingredients: cottage cheese, avocado, corn, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, black olives, Dijon and Cajun seasoning. The seasoning isn’t a must if you don’t happen to have it on hand, but I really like the flavor it adds.
- Mix well and, if needed, season to taste with salt & pepper. Both cottage cheese and tuna are salty foods, so I don’t feel that this salad needs extra salt & pepper.
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