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Kandi‘s Tuna Salad Special. Great recipe for Kandi's Tuna Salad Special. Couldn't sleep n the hamsters figured out a way to use the ingredients I have. mainly to prevent the lettuce from going bad!. Unfortunately when I went to make it the next day the lettuce was already gone bad, so the pics are missin' the foliage.

Add tuna, celery, onions, peas and pimientos; toss gently to mix. For my nicoise-style tuna salad, just open three cans: one each of tuna, white beans and sliced olives. Toss these ingredients with slivered red onion, olive oil and lemon juice. You can have Kandi‘s Tuna Salad Special using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kandi‘s Tuna Salad Special

1. You need of Topping.
2. Prepare 1/2 of white onion sliced thin.
3. It's 1 clove of garlic sliced thin.
4. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
5. Prepare of goat cheese crumbled (or grated parmesan if preferred).
6. It's of Tuna Salad.
7. It's 1 can of flaked light tuna.
8. It's 1/2 of carrot shaved.
9. You need 1/2 of stalk celery chopped finelyo.
10. You need 1/3 cup of hot pickled banana peppers chopped finely.
11. It's 1 tbsp of mayo.
12. You need of Sriracha (or fave hot sauce).
13. Prepare of Bowl.
14. Prepare of lettuce of choice (i would have used baby spinach).
15. You need 1 of tomato sliced into thin quarters.
16. You need 1 of avocado sliced into thin quarters (optional).
17. It's of Salad Dressing.
18. You need 2 tbsp of balsamic vineager.
19. It's 2 tbsp of mayo.
20. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
21. Prepare 1 tsp of lemon juice.
22. It's of salad spice.

Take time, if you like, to boil eggs, or pick them up at the grocery salad bar. THIS WAS my children's favorite salad when they were growing up. Whenever we would go on a picnic, they requested the "tuna fish special". The variety of flavors gives it a special taste everyone loves.

Kandi‘s Tuna Salad Special instructions

1. Prepare salad dressing, mix all ingredients in a bowl and place in fridge until salad is ready.
2. Heat pan or griddle to medium-high. Slice onions and garlic..
3. Add sliced onion and olive oil to a bowl, toss, add to pan or griddle and cook over medium high until translucent/starting to brown, add sliced garlic, cook 2-3 mins and remove from heat.
4. While onions/garlic cooking, prepare all Tuna Salad ingredients in the bowl used to toss the onion, mix well.
5. Prepare two bowls with the lettuce, then tomato and then avocado (optional).
6. Scoop half of Tuna Salad over each bowl.
7. Top each scoop of tuna with the fried onion+garlic, then crumbled goat cheese or grated parmesan, then the salad dressing. Fresh cracked pepper is great on salads too! Enjoy!.

No matter how many different tuna salad recipes I've tried, this one still tops our list! -Gerry Tressler, St. Petersburg, Florida This is a fresh alternative to the tired tuna salad. A unique, yet pleasant mixture of flavors. Also, you can adjust ingredient amounts for a personalized taste. I like it sweet with a bite.