Salad with canned tuna and cucumber. simple recipes

And cucumber - a very tasty dish that can be prepared instantly from a minimum amount of food. In this article, you will learn some simple recipes suitable for both a festive table and an ordinary family meal.

Salad with canned tuna and cucumber (and egg)

This delicious and hearty dish is sure to impress your guests. It is very easy to prepare:

• Open a can of canned tuna in its own juice, drain the liquid and mash the contents of the can with a fork.
• Cut one large fresh cucumber and one boiled potato into cubes.
• Chop half an onion and blanch it in boiling water.
• Three eggs also cut into cubes.
• Combine all the ingredients, add salt to them and season with homemade mayonnaise.

Salad with canned tuna and cucumber (and egg) is great for athletes and those who are currently on a strict diet. It is only necessary to make a few changes to its recipe: exclude potatoes, yolks, mayonnaise from the composition, and use a little lemon juice for dressing.

Tuna Salad for Sandwiches

If you want to cook a hearty and healthy lunch for yourself or your loved ones, then be sure to use this recipe. Salad with canned tuna and cucumber can be a great basis for a snack at work or school. Ready-made sandwiches can be taken with you for a picnic or for a walk if you plan to get far enough from home.

• First, prepare the sauce: mix a teaspoon of mustard, two large tablespoons of olive oil, a little lemon juice and two tablespoons of cottage cheese (you can take it instead. Do not forget to pepper and salt the finished sauce. If necessary, you can add a little or homemade mayonnaise to it.
• For salad: chop one celery (greens), two cucumbers, a little onion, grate one carrot, finely chop two eggs and add capers.
• Mash the fish with a fork, combine it with the sauce, prepared foods and chopped parsley and dill.
• Spread a thick layer of the prepared salad on a slice of toast bread and top it with the second slice.

The snack is ready. It remains to put the sandwiches in a container and take it with you to work.

Surprise your friends and loved ones with a festive dish. Despite the fact that we will use the simplest products for it, the taste of the snack will not leave anyone indifferent. How to make a salad with canned tuna and cucumber?

• Boil two potatoes and one medium carrot until tender. Boil three eggs.
• Open one can of canned food and mash the fish with a fork.
• Grate two cucumbers, 150 grams of hard cheese, carrots and potatoes. Finely chop the eggs with a knife.
• Lay out the products as follows. The first layer is half the eggs, then tuna, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots and cheese. Lastly, put the second part of the chopped eggs. Each layer should be smeared with mayonnaise, and the top one should be decorated with chopped herbs and olives.

Remember to refrigerate the canned tuna and cucumber salad for a few hours before serving.

Canned fish salad in egg tartlets

This original appetizer will surprise your guests - on a festive evening you will definitely hear a lot of well-deserved compliments addressed to you. Salad with canned tuna and cucumber is good on its own, so you can serve it to the table in the traditional way.

To prepare a festive dish you need:

• Mix canned fish (one can), half a glass of boiled rice, onion (a quarter of a small head), large fresh cucumber and mayonnaise.
• To prepare the tartlets, take ten small silicone muffin cups and grease them with butter. Gently break the egg and place it in one of the molds - try to make sure that the yolk is in the center. Do the same operation with nine other eggs, and then steam them.
• When the unusual tartlets are ready, let them cool, free them from the molds and remove the middle (the yolks can be crushed and added to the salad).
• Put the filling in the prepared base, decorate the appetizer with herbs and cucumber slices.