Luau Tuna Salad
It has been hotter than the blazes here this week and humid. I don’t want to even look at the kitchen, much less cook. Thus…this is appealing. It is very similar to the much loved curried chicken/curried not chicken salad I make for the family.
Luau Tuna Salad
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 tsp curry powder
1 tbsp parsley flakes
Mix ingredients well
1 13-oz can tuna
1 cup pineapple chunks, drained (I use tidbits-well-drained)
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup walnuts, chopped (I use cashews)
Combine tuna, pineapple, celery and walnuts. Fold in curried mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce leaves garnished with whole walnuts. Serves 6-8.
For an instant luau, just add pineapple…
I never thought i would see it in tuna fish though!
Comment by Lidian — June 3, 2008 @ 4:45 pm
Forget the curry powder and parsley flakes, and substitute diced cooked chicken for the tuna and a diced apple for the pineapple chunks, and I could eat this.
Wait…okay so that makes it a whole different recipe…
Made with grilled salmon,maybe, and pecans instead of the walnuts? Water chestnuts instead of the celery? Anyone game?
Comment by Shay — June 3, 2008 @ 11:51 pm
I think that sounds really…interesting.
But seeing as how the hubs has been on this pineapple fetish…and a tuna fish fetish for the last week, this recipe might just make him REAALLY happy!
Comment by Kiesha — June 4, 2008 @ 9:11 am
LOL Shay. Definitely different, but fun.
Lidian-pineapple was fairly common in tuna in my area growing up at church pot lucks.
Kiesha-give it a go for him…you can look the other way.
Comment by Retro Food — June 6, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
I love tuna salad…i wish you had a photos…but anyway the recipe/ingredients is more important…
Comment by Dondon — June 12, 2008 @ 5:59 pm