August 5, 2010

Cranberry Tuna Salad


When the temperatures soar, and you’re looking for something quick and refreshing to serve your family, try my family's specialty Cranberry Tuna Salad!

The first time I ever tasted Cranberry Tuna was at Whole Foods. Now, I’m not a huge tuna fan in general, but I love this dish, so my husband and I worked on recreating it. None of the recipes we tried turned out right - most were too tart - so we kept experimenting until we created our own addictive version of this recipe! The dish flies out of our kitchen so fast, we created two variations of it - a regular sized version - and a crowd pleaser version - so you can pick the size that best fits your family's needs!

Ingredients – Regular Version:

2 Cans of Tuna
2-4 Tablespoons of Fat Free Mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons of Green Onions, Chopped
3 Tablespoons of Dried Cranberries – Coarsely Chopped
2 Teaspoons of Granulated Sugar

Ingredients – Crowd Pleaser Version:

1 Large Can of Tuna – 4 Pounds, 2 ½ Ounces (available at Costco)
1 Small Jar of Fat Free Mayonnaise
2 Bunches of Green Onions, Chopped
3 Packages of Dried Cranberries – About 10 Ounces, Coarsely Chopped
3 Tablespoons of Granulated Sugar

Instructions:

1. Mix ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. Refrigerate until serving time.

Serving Suggestions:

1.Serve a sandwich on toasted bread, a croissant, a baguette, or your favorite roll!

2. Cut a melon in half; fill with Cranberry Tuna Salad and serve!

3. Serve the Cranberry Tuna Salad stuffed in a lettuce wedge!

Want more fabulous recipes? Have something you'd like to share? Be sure to join me at the following sites each week for culinary inspiration!

Foodie Friday at Designs By Gollum

Friday Favorites at Simply Sweet Home

Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays at Blessed With Grace

Tuesdays At The Table at All The Small Stuff

Also, Friday, August 6th, 2010 is the last day to enter My Vintage Christmas Giveaway, so be sure to get your entries in!

17 comments:

  1. What a nice recipe. Thanks for visiting my blog- I like your work.

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  2. what a great way to spiff up tuna salad! The cranberries are inspired. Like the serving suggestions too. It isn't what you got it's what you do with it.

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  3. This is my favourite way to eat tuna salad, isn't it great? I never could have imagined dried cranberries in tuna until I tasted it that first time. Yum! Have a great weekend!

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  4. Looks so good. I think I am headed to enter your giveaway. Have a great weekend.

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  5. G'day,

    I'm visiting on New Friend Friday from the Trendy Treehouse.

    Your arts and crafts are gorgeous and so is your blog. Love it -- I've become a follower.

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    Beck

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  6. Knowing that I love fish and enjoy tuna during Lent, I will try your receipe as it looks so tempting. Also will pass this tuna salad creation on to two people in the office, who also like tuna. Till next time keep up the good work.

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  9. Yum! Looks good! Stopping by from Friday Blog Hops. I'm your new follower!

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  10. I would never have thought of adding cranberries to tuna salad, but it looks and sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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  11. Hi.... I'm your newest follower.

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  12. This sounds delish! I love cranberries and tuna. I'll try it soon and thank you for sharing.

    It's nice to meet you sweet friend! I just found your blog at the hop. Very pretty!

    Blessings, ~Melissa :)

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  13. Mmmm... we love tuna and cranberries, so I will definitely give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing it.

    :)
    ButterYum

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  14. That looks yummy. Will have to try it sometime. Thanks for becoming a follower of my blog via Keepin' Company Thursdays. I am now a follower of yours.

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  15. Hmm...I've seen chicken salad like this, but I've never thought of doing it with tuna. Interesting!

    Thanks for linking up with me for Friday Favorites!

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