Easy Delicious Tuna Spread (non-dairy)

Submitted by tanya_g

"The simplest part about preparing for any dinner party! Whenever I take it to a barbecue or potluck it disappears in a flash. Plus it keeps well in the fridge and is totally addictive. Can be served on crackers, as a spread, or in a small bowl as a side-dish. (Cooking time is for boiling eggs.)"

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped roughly
• 1 (185 g) can sandwich tuna, drained
• 1⁄2 small onion, chopped finely (optional)
• 2 tablespoons egg mayonnaise (sometimes sold as 'real mayonnaise')
• 1⁄2 - 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
• 1 sprig parsley, to garnish

directions

1. Using a fork, squash the egg thoroughly until uniform in texture and colour.
2. Add sandwich tuna.
3. If using tuna in water, add olive oil; if using tuna in oil, leave it out.
4. It's possible to use chunk tuna instead, you just have to put more effort into squashing it well.
5. Add the chopped onion, mix and squash a bit with the fork-- I find this releases the juice from the onion and adds flavour without giving it that'onion-y' taste.
6. Add mayonnaise and mix well.
7. Serve in a small bowl and garnish with parsley as desired.
8. Also works well on crackers or as a spread.
9. Keeps in the refrigerator for at least a week-- I haven't tried longer than this because it always gets eaten!

Reviews

[kaitie10]

I love, love, love this!! I'm always losing my copy of the recipe, but thankfully it's easy enough to find :)<br/><br/>I like to make it by roughly chopping eggs etc then giving it a blitz in the food processor until it's a delicious, creamy spread. I also add parsley sometimes too. Fantastic with vegie sticks!

 

[hmbs506]

This recipe is yummy. I used 6 tbsps. of mayonnaise and tuna chunks in oil. I'm gonna try this with celery next time.

 

[Dorie's Lori]

My family loves this - I grew up on it. 1 can tuna, 2 eggs, I never measured the mayo, and probably a bit less onion and no oo. Yes - the eggs really do make a difference - a yummy one, in my personal opinion. My favorite is after it sits in the fridge for a day - the onion Totally changes the flavor of the tuna, and I LOVE it! Only other comment is that this would probably serve max 4 in my family.

 

[kiwidutch]

Humm, This one is a bit of a mystery becuase we like all the ingredients on their own but together it just didn't please the family at all. I liked it best of all of us, and on my own would have given it 4 stars, but was outvoted by the rest to give this a 3 star rating simply becuase they didn't like the combination. Please see my rating system, 3 stars from me doesn't mean it's bad... it's just not our taste. I will make it again.. ...just for myself next time :) Thanks for a nice recipe :)

 

[ladypit]

Oh this was good! I used fat free regular mayo. and left out the oil. It was so good just from a spoon. Who would have thought that the addition of the egg would change the flavor that much! Thanks so much for posting!