Gingered Tuna Salad

Submitted by PaulaG

"This recipe was printed in Penzeys One first issue. It is a deliciously different tuna salad. This goes great on a pita, with crackers or on a bed of salad greens."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (7 5/8 ounce) flavor fresh pouch tuna in water
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup red onion, minced
• 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 dash cayenne pepper

directions

1. In a small saucepan over low heat, sauté the curry powder in olive oil for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. While the curry powder is cooking, mince the onion and chop the crystallized ginger.
3. In a medium bowl, add the mayonnaise, rice vinegar and Dijon mustard; whisk to blend.
4. Add the cooked curry powder, crystallized ginger, onion, pecans and cayenne pepper; whisk again to thoroughly blend.
5. Add the tuna and mix with a fork until tuna is well blended and coated with the dressing.
6. Serve and enjoy.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

Oh my, this was just delicous! I halved the recipe and used canned tuna in water.I loved the curry flavor along with the crystalized ginger! I'm so glad I picked this for Zaar tag!

 

[LifeIsGood]

To be truthful, I was surprised by how much I loved this recipe!!! I wasn't sure about the curry and crystallized ginger, but all apprehension was quickly cast aside with one bite of this fabulous recipe. Wow. I absolutely loved the flavors and would do this recipe again in a heartbeat. I'm so glad I gave this recipe a try. I served mine on toasted bread. Thank you, Paula! Made during ZWT for the Golden Gourmets.

 

[Susie D]

This is very different and totally delicious! I served it with crisp lettuce leaves instead of bread and loved it that way. The salad has awesome flavors and needs no changes, but for presentation I might add cilantro or parsley next time. The recipe is now in my Best of Cookbook. Thanks Paula for sharing the recipe!

 

[sweetysjd]

Delicious! I was very impressed by the flavor of this, it's so different from the average tuna salad. The only change I made was to use walnuts in place of pecans. I'll make this again for sure!

 

[FLKeysJen]

Tasty tuna salad like you've never tried before! This would be wonderful to serve at a tea, luncheon or shower. I LOVE fish, especially tuna, so for me this would not be a regular dish because the curry and other flavors are quite strong and mask the tuna. I think I could make this for my Dad who refuses to eat fish and he would eat it thinking it's chicken salad.