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Homemade Fresh Tuna Salad Recipe

Grilled fresh tuna mixed with diced vegetables, capers, hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise and Dijon for a hearty tuna salad.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Salad
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • two 10 ounce fresh tuna fillets
  • 2 tablespoonsolive oil
  • 1 peeled and small diced red onion
  • 3 small diced stalks of celery
  • 2 small diced pickles
  • 2 tablespoonsroughly minced capers
  • 1 finely minced garlic clove
  • 4 small-diced hard-boiled eggs
  • 1/3 cupmayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoonDijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoonslemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Instructions

  • Preheat the grill to high heat (450–550°F).
  • Pat the two tuna fillets dry with paper towels. Rub both fillets with the 2 tablespoons olive oil and season both sides with salt and pepper.
  • Place the tuna fillets on the hot grill and cook about 7–8 minutes per side, or until dark grill marks form and the tuna is cooked through (no pink).
  • Transfer the cooked tuna to a plate and refrigerate until completely cooled.
  • While the tuna cools, prepare the other ingredients: peel and small-dice the red onion; small-dice the 3 celery stalks; small-dice the 2 pickles; roughly mince the 2 tablespoons capers; finely mince the garlic clove; small-dice the 4 hard-boiled eggs.
  • In a large bowl, combine the diced red onion, celery, pickles, minced capers, minced garlic, diced hard-boiled eggs, 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
  • When the tuna is completely cooled, roughly mince it into bite-size pieces and add it to the bowl with the vegetable and egg mixture.
  • Gently mix until everything is evenly combined. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed, then serve.

Equipment

  • Grill
  • Paper Towels
  • Large Bowl
  • Plate
  • Knife

Notes

Notes
Chef Notes:
Make-Ahead
– You can make this up to 1 day ahead of time.
How to Store
– Cover and chill for up to 3 days. This will not freeze well.
If you plan on
serving this the next day, drain off any excess liquid and re-season with salt, pepper, and toss with a little more mayonnaise.
You can substitute out
the fresh tuna in this recipe with frozen-thawed, or even canned.
Feel free to pan
-sear or broil the tuna if you do not have access to a grill.